The psychosocial factors at work related to depression among female white-collar workers in Vilnius (Lithuania)

• Authors: Jelena Stanislavoviene , Birute Pajarskiene , Remigijus Jankauskas , Marija Veniute

Abstracts

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Objectives: The aim of this study is to establish which psychosocial factors at work are related to depression among female white-collar workers in Vilnius. Materials and Methods: The data was collected in a case-control study in 2002-2004. The cases were selected from patients treated at Vilnius mental health centers. The controls were randomly selected from employed Vilnius residents. A descriptive statistic and logistic regression was applied. Results: 3 psychosocial factors and possible confounders within the evaluated model were statistically reliable (model χ²: 44.47, p < 0.05 ). The adjusted odds ratio for uneven work distribution was 2.17 (95% CI: 1.38-3.51, p < 0.005), the odds ratio for possibility to control was 10.81 (95% CI: 2.13-54.71, p < 0.005), and the odds ratio for family esteem was 2.13 (95% CI: 1.01-4.59, p < 0.005). Conclusion: This study suggests that work distribution, possibility to control and family esteem, together with stressful life events and mental health disorders in the family, are related to depression among female white-collar workers.

Keywords

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psychosocial factors at work; depression; Vilnius

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 166-176

Dates

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2011

Contributors

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Jelena Stanislavoviene

• Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Birute Pajarskiene

• Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Remigijus Jankauskas

• Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Marija Veniute

• Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13382-011-0018-y

Biblioteka Nauki

2185367