Depressive complaints as a predictor of sickness absence among the working population

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 887-895

  Lexis, Monique A S ^a,b   Jansen, Nicole W H ^a,b   Van Amelsvoort, Ludovic G P M ^a,b   Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^a,b   Kant, Ijmert ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE;

EID: 69549084968     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181aa012a     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. World Health Organization. World Health Report 2000. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2000.
2. Bijl RV, Ravelli A, van Zessen G. Prevalence of psychiatric disorder in the general population: results of The Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS). Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1998;33:587-595. (Pubitemid 28528860)
3. Cuijpers P, de Graaf R, van Dorsselaer S. Minor depression: risk profiles, functional disability, health care use and risk of developing major depression. J Affect Disord. 2004;79:71-79. (Pubitemid 38340531)
4. Statistics Netherlands. Zelfgerapporteerde medische consumptie, gezondheid en leefstijl. [Self-Reported Medical Consumption, Health and Lifestyle]. Heerlen/Voorburg, The Netherlands: Statistics Netherlands. Available at: http://www.statline.cbs.nl. Accessed 20 June 2008.
5. Andrea H, Bultmann U, Beurskens AJ, Swaen GM, van Schayck CP, Kant IJ. Anxiety and depression in the working population using the HAD Scale-psychometrics, prevalence and relationships with psychosocial work characteristics. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2004;39: 637-646. (Pubitemid 39369164)
6. Lerner D, Henke RM. What does research tell us about depression, job performance, and work productivity? J Occup Environ Med. 2008;50:401-410.
7. Jenkins R. Mental illness and work. In: Floyd M, Povall M, Watson G, eds. Mental Health at Work. London: Jessica Kingsley; 1994:77-79.
8. Simon GE, Chisholm D, Treglia M, Bushnell D. Course of depression, health services costs, and work productivity in an international primary care study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2002;24:328-335. (Pubitemid 36151669)
9. Smit F, Beekman A, Cuijpers P, de Graaf R, Vollebergh W. Selecting key variables for depression prevention: results from a population-based prospective epidemiological study. J Affect Disord. 2004;81: 241-249. (Pubitemid 39141913)
10. Bultmann U, Rugulies R, Lund T, Christensen KB, Labriola M, Burr H. Depressive symptoms and the risk of long-term sickness absence: a prospective study among 4747 employees in Denmark. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2006; 41:875-880. (Pubitemid 44741380)
11. Kessler RC, Barber C, Birnbaum HG, et al. Depression in the workplace: effects on short-term disability. Health Aff (Millwood). 1999;18:163-171.
12. Nieuwenhuijsen K, Verbeek JH, de Boer AG, Blonk RW, van Dijk FJ. Predicting the duration of sickness absence for patients with common mental disorders in occupational health care. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2006;32:67-74. (Pubitemid 43355858)
13. Stansfeld S, Feeney A, Head J, Canner R, North F, Marmot M. Sickness absence for psychiatric illness: the Whitehall II Study. Soc Sci Med. 1995;40:189-197.
14. Laitinen-Krispijn S, Bijl RV. Mental disorders and employee sickness absence: the NEMESIS study. Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2000; 35:71-77.
15. Lerner D, Adler DA, Chang H, et al. Unemployment, job retention, and productivity loss among employees with depression. Psychiatr Serv. 2004;55:1371-1378. (Pubitemid 39577972)
16. Hensing G, Alexanderson K, Akerlind I, Bjurulf P. Sick-leave due to minor psychiatric morbidity: role of sex integration. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1995;30:39-43.
17. Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Thomson L, Griffiths A, Cox T, Pentti J. Psychosocial factors predicting employee sickness absence during economic decline. J Appl Psychol. 1997;82:858-872. (Pubitemid 127375687)
18. Laaksonen M, Martikainen P, Rahkonen O, Lahelma E. Explanations for gender differences in sickness absence: evidence from middle-aged municipal employees from Finland. Occup Environ Med. 2008; 65:325-330. (Pubitemid 351613216)
19. Kopp MS, Skrabski A, Szedmak S. Socioeconomic factors, severity of depressive symptomatology, and sickness absence rate in the Hungarian population. J Psychosom Res. 1995;39:1019-1029. (Pubitemid 26031681)
20. Koopmans PC, Roelen CA, Groothoff JW. Sickness absence due to depressive symptoms. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2008;81:711-719.
21. North F, Syme SL, Feeney A, Head J, Shipley MJ, Marmot MG. Explaining socioeconomic differences in sickness absence: the Whitehall II Study. BMJ. 1993;306:361-366. (Pubitemid 23039393)
22. Feeney A, North F, Head J, Canner R, Marmot M. Socioeconomic and sex differentials in reason for sickness absence from the Whitehall II Study. Occup Environ Med. 1998;55:91-98. (Pubitemid 28179985)
23. Hensing G, Alexanderson K, Allebeck P, Bjurulf P. Sick-leave due to psychiatric disorder: higher incidence among women and longer duration for men. Br J Psychiatry. 1996;169:740-746. (Pubitemid 126735833)
24. Hardy GE, Woods D, Wall TD. The impact of psychological distress on absence from work. J Appl Psychol. 2003; 88:306-314. (Pubitemid 36507874)
25. Spijker J, de Graaf R, Bijl RV, Beekman AT, Ormel J, Nolen WA. Duration of major depressive episodes in the general population: results from The Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS). Br J Psychiatry. 2002;181:208-213. (Pubitemid 34983527)
26. Vaananen A, Toppinen-Tanner S, Kalimo R, Mutanen P, Vahtera J, Peiro JM. Job characteristics, physical and psychological symptoms, and social support as antecedents of sickness absence among men and women in the private industrial sector. Soc Sci Med. 2003;57: 807-824. (Pubitemid 36870720)
27. Alexanderson K. Sickness absence: a review of performed studies with focused on levels of exposures and theories utilized. Scand J Soc Med. 1998;26:241-249. (Pubitemid 28546512)
28. Janssen N, Kant IJ, Swaen GM, Janssen PP, Schroer CA. Fatigue as a predictor of sickness absence: results from the Maastricht cohort study on fatigue at work. Occup Environ Med. 2003;60:71-76. (Pubitemid 36724183)
29. Kessler RC, Akiskal HS, Ames M, et al. Prevalence and effects of mood disorders on work performance in a nationally representative sample of U.S. workers. Am J Psychiatry. 2006;163:1561-1568. (Pubitemid 44465756)
30. Kessler RC, Frank RG. The impact of psychiatric disorders on work loss days. Psychol Med. 1997;27:861-873. (Pubitemid 27332173)
31. Lerner D, Adler DA, Chang H, et al. The clinical and occupational correlates of work productivity loss among employed patients with depression. J Occup Environ Med. 2004;46:46-55. (Pubitemid 38750219)
32. Kant IJ, Bultmann U, Schroer KA, Beurskens AJ, Van Amelsvoort LG, Swaen GM. An epidemiological approach to study fatigue in the working population: the Maastricht Cohort Study. Occup Environ Med. 2003;60:32-39. (Pubitemid 36724178)
33. Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The hospital anxiety and depression scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1983;67:361-370.
34. Bjelland I, Dahl AA, Haug TT, Neckelmann D. The validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. An updated literature review. J Psychosom Res. 2002;52:69-77. (Pubitemid 34192886)
35. Snaith RP. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2003;1:29.
36. Allebeck P, Mastekaasa A. Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU). Chapter 3. Causes of sickness absence: research approaches and explanatory models. Scand J Public Health Suppl. 2004;63:36-43.
37. Allebeck P, Mastekaasa A. Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU). Chapter 5. Risk factors for sick leave- general studies. Scand J Public Health Suppl. 2004;63: 49-108.
38. Statistics Netherlands. National Statistics on Sick Leave, Frequency, Period of Absence. Heerlen/Voorburg, The Netherlands: Statistics Netherlands. Available at: http://www.statline.cbs.nl. Accessed at 11 June 2008.
39. Statistics Netherlands. Standaard Beroepenclassificatie 1992 [The Netherlands Standard Classification of Occupations 1992]. 's-Gravenhage: SDU/uitgeverij; 1993.
40. Mohren D, Jansen N, Amelsvoort L, Kant IJ. An Epidemiological Approach of Fatigue and Work: Experiences from the Maastricht Cohort Study. Maastricht: Programma Epidemiologie van Arbeid en Gezondheid; 2007:78-79.