Development of depressive symptoms and depression during organizational change - A two-year follow-up study of civil servants

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 445-448

  Netterstrøm, Bo ^a   Blønd, Morten ^b   Nielsen, Martin ^a   Rugulies, Reiner ^c   Eskelinen, Leena ^d  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NYKØBING FALSTER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Longitudinal study; Major Depression Inventory; MDI

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH RISK; LINEARITY; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

DENMARK;

EID: 78649532402     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3075     Document Type: Article

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