Influence of Unemployment on Mental Health of the Working Age Population

Batić-Mujanović, Olivera; Porić, Samir; Pranjić, Nurka; Ramić, Enisa; Alibašić, Esad; Karic, Enisa

doi:10.5455/msm.2017.29.92-96

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“…Job loss is a consequence of long-term unemployment which is associated with greater incidence of suicide [11]. The overall outcomes of job insecurity end up with intra-personal and inter-personal disruption, loss of function and poor quality of life [7,12].…”

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Prevalence and correlates of job loss among schizophrenia outpatients at St. AmanuelMental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; cross sectional study

Chafi

Amare

Haile³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Background Job loss in patient with chronic illness like schizophrenia is the most serious public concern in the clinical and socio-economic terms worldwide. Patients with schizophrenia usually have unsatisfactory job termination like quitting or getting fired which results well-established negative outcomes. The complex interplay between one another has made job and mental illness the focus areas. In the developing nations, there is limited study on these areas in spite of higher rates of job loss. Objectives This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of job loss among schizophrenia outpatient units in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted at Saint Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital among schizophrenia outpatient units in Addis Ababa from May to June 2018. A total of 421 study subjects were interviewed using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and Perceived devaluation and discrimination scale. Out of the total study participants, female populations were slightly higher (50.4%) and the majorities (38.6%) were orthodox religion followers. Study characteristics was summarized using descriptive statistics and bi-variable and multivariable analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 24. Furthermore, those factors at p value ≤ 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results The prevalence of job loss among patients with schizophrenia was 37.3%. Factors including unmarried [AOR = 2.42:95% CI (1.28, 4.54)], divorced [AOR = 2.34: 95% CI (1.16, 4.71)], severe positive symptoms [AOR = 2.03: 95% CI (1.15, 3.60)], severe general psychopathology [AOR = 1.76: 95% CI (1.01, 3.08)], and poor level of social and occupational functioning [AOR = 5.05: 95% CI (2.81, 9.09)] were significantly associated with job loss among schizophrenia people. Conclusion This study suggested that job loss among schizophrenia outpatients was high. There was significant association among people with unmarried, divorced, severe positive symptoms, poor functionality and higher general psychopathology. Therefore, clinical and psychosocial factors were responsible for job loss which warrant further attention and investigation.

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Prevalence and correlates of job loss among schizophrenia outpatients at St. AmanuelMental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; cross sectional study

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Amare

Haile³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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“…Many studies have found that unemployment is another important factor in uencing mental disorders. Mujanovic et al [12] identi ed a negative effect of unemployment on mental health, especially in the working age group in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Several studies have also found that unemployment is the main risk to mental health [13,14,15,16], while others have demonstrated that unemployment and economic conditions can lead to an increase in speci c types of mental disorder [17,18,19].…”

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Economic Conditions and Mental Health in Thailand

Lerskullawat¹,

Puttitanun²

2020

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BackgroundThere is a continual rise in the number of people suffered from mental disorder around the world. Several factors are believed to be connected to the development of mental disorders. Apart from health factors, mental disorders could also be caused by the economic and social factors associated with the patients. However, none of the existing literature has provided the analysis by taking into account all the possible causes together. This paper attempts to fill this gap in the literature by ascertaining the relationship between economic and social factors in relation to mental disorders.MethodsUsing the number of mental disorder cases in all 77 provinces in Thailand during the period 2015 to 2017, this paper uses either a fixed effects or a random effects model, depending on the results of the Hausman test, to analyse the effect of economic and social factors on the number of mental disorder cases in Thailand.ResultsGenerally, we found that better economic situations, as measured by higher GPP per capita, higher employment rates and lower household debt, help reduce mental disorder rates, while social factors such as greater health service accessibility and lower technology accessibility also reduce the number of mental disorder cases. However, death and divorce rates are not consistent in their effect on mental disorder rates, their impact seeming to depend on what type of mental disorder is being considered. ConclusionsWhen considering different types of disorders, we found that they could be affected by each of these factors in different ways.

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“…This potential lower level of active transport may yield lower levels of total physical activity and increase the risk of non-communicable disease risk factors and poorer mental health. 21, 22 The aim of the present analysis is to investigate the association between active transport and accelerometer measured physical activity in a national representative population sample from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We hypothesize that those who are employed and use active transport will engage in higher levels of physical activity.…”

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