Employment and mental health in the working age population: a protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies.

Autor: Aanesen F; National Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 5330 Majorstuen, Oslo, 0304, Norway. fionaaanes@hotmail.com., Berg RC; Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 222 Skøyen, Oslo, 0213, Norway., Jørgensen IL; National Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 5330 Majorstuen, Oslo, 0304, Norway., Mohr B; National Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 5330 Majorstuen, Oslo, 0304, Norway., Proper K; Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.; Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Lunde LK; National Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 5330 Majorstuen, Oslo, 0304, Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Systematic reviews [Syst Rev] 2024 Jul 25; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 197. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 25.
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02613-1
Abstrakt: Background: Employment provides economic security, a social network, and is important for self-identity. A review published by van der Noordt and colleagues in 2014 showed that employment was beneficial for depression and general mental health. However, an updated synthesis including research published in the last decade is lacking. In the planned review, we aim to update, critically assess, and synthesise the current evidence of the association between paid employment (excluding precarious employment) and common mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and psychological distress) among the working age population in the labour force.
Methods: We will follow recommended guidelines for conducting and reporting systematic reviews. Four electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, APA PsycINFO, and Web of Science) will be searched from 2012, using appropriate MeSH terms and text words related to our inclusion criteria. We will screen the records against predefined eligibility criteria, first by title and abstract using the priority screening function in EPPI-Reviewer, before proceeding to full-text screening. Only studies investigating the longitudinal relationship between employment and common mental health outcomes will be included. We will search for grey literature in OpenAlex and conduct backward and forward citation searches of included studies. The methodological quality of the included studies will be assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool (RoB 2), Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies of Interventions (ROBINS-I), or the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS). We will conduct a narrative review and, if possible following pre-set criteria, conduct random-effects meta-analyses to estimate the pooled effect of employment on depression, anxiety, and psychological distress, across the included studies.
Discussion: An updated review of the association between non-precarious employment and mental health outcomes is needed. In the planned review, we will assess the quality of the included studies and synthesise the results across studies to make them easily accessible to policy makers and researchers. The results from the review can be used to aid in policy decisions and guide future research priorities.
Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO CRD42023405919.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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