The Effects of Injury and Accidents on Self-rated Depression in Male Municipal Firefighters
Safety and Health at Work
;
: 158-168, 2011.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-121768
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The present study aims to determine the causal relationship between self-rated depression and experiences of injury and accidents in municipal firefighters.METHODS:
A panel survey of 186 municipal firefighters measured with depressive symptoms according to the Beck's depression index (BDI) was conducted. The effects of job-related injuries and accidents were evaluated using self-administered questionnaires that were taken once in a 12-month period from 2005 to 2006. Firefighters were classified into the Depression Group or Control Group based on follow-up BDI results with a cutoff level that was set to having "over mild depression."RESULTS:
The depression Group was comprised of 17 (9.1%) workers, including 9 firefighters who met had sufficient BDI scores twice in the 2-year test period and newly sufficient BDI scores in the follow-up test. A significantly higher number of subjects in the Depression Group experienced injuries and accidents in the 2-year test period as compared to the Control Group (15.4% vs. 1.5%, p=0.04). Firefighters who experienced injuries and accidents in the 2-year test period had a 7.4 times higher risk of being in the Depression Group than those who had not. As compared to accidents, near-miss accidents revealed stronger risks related to being classified as in the Depression group (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 4.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.15-18.18 vs. Adjusted OR = 4.22, 95% CI = 1.08-16.58).CONCLUSION:
The above results suggest that we should establish an effective program to promote mental health for groups at high risk for self-rated depression, including persons who have experienced consecutive injuries and accidents as well as near-miss injuries.
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Main subject:
Accidents, Occupational
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Odds Ratio
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Mental Health
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Follow-Up Studies
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Rescue Work
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Firefighters
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Depression
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Safety and Health at Work
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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