Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Related Factors in Korean Employees: The Third Korean Working Conditions Survey (2011)

Park, Ji Nam; Han, Mi Ah; Park, Jong; Ryu, So Yeon

doi:10.3390/ijerph13040424

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“…Similarly, Driesen's prospective study indicated that depressed mood among shift workers non-significantly increased when adjusting for potential confounding factors, whereas retrospective analyses in their study found that former or current male shift workers had a statistically significant increased risk of depressed mood and depressive disorder (11). However, the remaining studies included in our analysis consistently revealed that night shift work was associated with the increased risk of depression (79101214151617). In the current meta-analysis, we were able to quantitatively suggest that night shift workers had an increased risk of depression by about 40%, compared with those without night shift.…”

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Night Shift Work and Risk of Depression: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies

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This study aimed to assess whether night shift work is associated with the risk of depression by using a meta-analysis of observational studies. We searched PubMed and EMBASE in August, 2016 to locate eligible studies and investigated the association between night shift work and the risk of depression, reporting outcome measures with adjusted odds ratios (ORs) or relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). In the meta-analysis of a total of 11 observational studies with 9 cross-sectional study, 1 longitudinal study, and 1 cohort study, night shift work was significantly associated with an increased risk of depression (OR/RR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.24–1.64; I2 = 78.0%). Also, subgroup meta-analyses by gender, night shift work duration, type of occupation, continent, and type of publication showed that night shift work was consistently associated with the increased risk of depression. The current meta-analysis suggests that night shift work is associated with the increased risk of depression. However, further large prospective cohort studies are needed to confirm this association.

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Night Shift Work and Risk of Depression: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies

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“…In a study of 3,013 employees based in Incheon, Korea, 26.1% of males and 28.7% of females were categorized into the depression group based on having CES-D scores of 16 or higher (12). Likewise, in a study that examined 50,032 Korean employees in 2011, 39% of the entire group (40.7% of males and 36.5% of females) scored 12 points or lower on the WHO-5 Wellbeing Index (25). A study of 8,522 employees of 329 Korean companies found that 15.9% of the employees were depressed, based on having CES-D scores of 21 or higher (13).…”

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What Kind of Stress Is Associated with Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Ideation in Korean Employees?

2017

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Various types of stress affect mental health in the form of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and suicidal ideation. Recently, the increasing suicide rate in the working-age population has become a major mental health concern in Korea. Thus, we investigated what kind of stress influence depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in Korean employees. The study participants were 189,965 employees who attended health screenings and responded to the Center for Epidemiologic Study-Depression Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and a questionnaire on the major causes of stress and suicidal ideation. We investigated the major causes of stress by gender and age categories and used binary logistic regression to determine the impact of the causes of stress on depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. Of several stress causes, work-related stress was the most prevalent, regardless of age category and gender, followed by interpersonal relationships. However, interpersonal relationships and financial problems were the predominant causes of stress related to depression or suicidal ideation. This research suggests that despite the fact that work is the most common cause of stress for Korean employees, stress related to life problems other than work has a greater influence on the mental health of Korean employees.

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“…To date this has not been taken into account in data analysis. Other limitations found in literature concerning this topic include small sample size, small periods of observation for the exposure and/or the Beltagy et al outcome, and the reliance on self-report only to measure the outcome (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20).…”

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Night work and risk of common mental disorders: analyzing observational data as a non-randomized pseudo trial

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Vahtera

et al. 2018

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the status of night work as a risk factor for common mental disorders (CMD). Methods A cohort study with three data waves was conducted on populations of social and healthcare employees for a duration of eight years (total N=46 010). Data were analyzed as a non-randomized pseudo trial to examine (i) whether moving from non-night work to night work is associated with the development of CMD, (ii) the extent to which moving back to non-night work biases this association and (iii) whether moving from night to non-night work is associated with the recovery from CMD. Results According to logistic regression with generalized estimating equation and without bias-correction, changing to night work was not associated with the odds of acquiring CMD [odds ratio (OR) 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.82-1.30]. However, night workers with CMD had higher odds of recovery from CMD when changing to non-night work compared to continuing night work (1.99, 95% CI 1.20-3.28). When night workers developed CMD, the odds of moving back to non-night work increased by 68%. In analyses corrected for this bias, changing from non-night to night work was associated with a 1.25-fold (95% CI 1.03-1.52) increased odds of acquiring CMD. Conclusions A change from non-night to night work may increase the risk of CMD, while moving back from night to non-night work increased recovery from CMD.

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Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Related Factors in Korean Employees: The Third Korean Working Conditions Survey (2011)

Cited by 33 publications

References 28 publications

Night Shift Work and Risk of Depression: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies

Night Shift Work and Risk of Depression: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies

What Kind of Stress Is Associated with Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Ideation in Korean Employees?

Night work and risk of common mental disorders: analyzing observational data as a non-randomized pseudo trial

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