Depression and occupational injury: Results of a pilot investigation
Depression and occupational injury: Results of a pilot investigation
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DOI：
10.1097/01.jom.0000158700.50594.0f
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发表时间：
2005-04-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Tollerud, DJ
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作者：
Peele, PB;Tollerud, DJ
Objective: Even mild clinical depression can cause decreased vigilance, attention span, increased irritability, and insomnia-all well-known precursors to occupational injury. This pilot project explores the relationship between occupational injury and depression. Method: One hundred twenty-one individuals with recent work-related injuries and 140 without work-related injuries completed a self-administered depression screening instrument (PHQ-9). We compared the two groups using bivariate analyses. The impact of depression on injury was examined using logistic regression analysis controlling for employment history, marital status, age, and sex. Results: Overall, injured workers in this study were not more likely to be depressed than a comparison group of uninjured workers. However, injured women had significantly higher depression scores than noninjured women (P = 0.04); no such difference was found for men. Conclusions: These data suggest that depression may serve as a Precursor to occupational injury for women.
