Pre-Existing and New-Onset Depression and Anxiety Among Workers With Injury or Illness Work Leaves. Issue 10 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gaspar, Fraser W.; Jolivet, Daniel N.; Wizner, Kerri; Schott, Fred; Dewa, Carolyn S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 62:Issue 10(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: absence -- anxiety -- depression -- disability -- illnesses -- injury -- mental health -- occupational -- work leave; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001985
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: To examine the influence of depression and/or anxiety on work leaves and the impact of work leaves on experiencing a new-onset depression and/or anxiety disorder. Methods: IBM's MarketScan® research databases were linked to investigate depressive and anxiety disorders in workers with a work leave due to an injury or non-mental health illness ( n = 467, 930) and without a work leave ( n = 2, 764, 447). Results: The odds of a work leave within a year were 2.10 times higher (95%CI: 2.08–2.13) in individuals with depression and/or anxiety compared to those without. The odds of developing a new-onset depression and/or anxiety within a year was 4.21 times higher (95% CI: 4.14–4.27) in individuals with a work leave compared to those without. Conclusion: Depression and anxiety are both risk factors for and subsequent outcomes of injuries or illnesses that require a work leave. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text