Is depression a risk factor for meatpacking injuries?
| Autor: | Lander L; Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Sorock GS; Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, MD, USA., Smith LM; Department of Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA., Stentz TL; College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.; Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center-Omaha, NE, USA., Kim SS; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Mittleman MA; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA., Perry MJ; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Work (Reading, Mass.) [Work] 2015; Vol. 53 (2), pp. 307-11. |
| DOI: | 10.3233/WOR-152147 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: While meatpacking is a physically demanding industry, the effect of depression on risks for injury has not been studied. Objective: To assess depressive disorders (major depression and dysthymia) using a validated screening tool administered to injured and uninjured meatpacking workers in two Midwestern plants. Methods: Matched case-control analyses were conducted among 134 workers to evaluate the association between depressive disorder and the occurrence of laceration injury. Results: Of the 268 workers, 13.8% screened positive for depressive disorder, whereas the general population prevalence estimate for depressive disorder using the same tool was 3.4% . Depressive disorder was not associated with an increased risk for injury; 17% of cases who experienced a laceration injury and 15% of uninjured controls reported depressive disorder (OR 0.81, 95% CI: 0.39-1.69). Conclusions: Evaluation of depression causes among meatpacking workers is needed to elucidate prevention and treatment strategies. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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