Work–home interference and its prospective relation to major depression and treatment with antidepressants

Hanson, Linda L. Magnusson; Leineweber, Constanze; Chungkham, Holendro Singh; Westerlund, Hugo

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3378

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“…We may expect that depression and insufficient sleep are closely associated and may be mediated by demands at work. It has recently been demonstrated that increased work demands are linked to sleep problems but only weakly mediate the development of depression [ 34 ]. Thus it seems reasonable that depression and insufficient sleep can be viewed as separate entities.…”

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“…The WAI version used in this study was validated in Portuguese [ 31 , 32 ]. In the Arctic sample, depressive symptoms were measured using a 6-item scale corresponding to the Hamilton Depression Subscale (HAM-D6) [ 33 ] that measured symptoms of: feeling blue; feeling no interest in things; feeling lethargy or low in energy; worrying too much about things; blaming yourself for things; and feeling everything is an effort [ 34 ]. Each item measured three-month prevalence by asking: “How much during the past three months has that problem troubled you?” and is quantified on a 5-category scale from 1 = not at all to 5 = extremely.…”

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Natural Light Exposure, Sleep and Depression among Day Workers and Shiftworkers at Arctic and Equatorial Latitudes

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between individual natural light exposure, sleep need, and depression at two latitudes, one extreme with a few hours of light per day during winter, and the other with equal hours of light and darkness throughout the year.MethodsThis cross-sectional study included a sample of Brazilian workers (Equatorial, n = 488 workers) and a Swedish sample (Arctic, n = 1,273).ResultsThe reported mean total natural light exposure per 4-week cycle differed significantly between the Equatorial and Arctic regions. However, shiftworkers from both sites reported similar hours of natural light exposure. Short light exposure was a predictor for insufficient sleep.ConclusionReduced exposure to natural light appears to increase the perception of obtaining insufficient sleep. Arctic workers were more prone to develop depression than Equatorial workers.

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Natural Light Exposure, Sleep and Depression among Day Workers and Shiftworkers at Arctic and Equatorial Latitudes

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“…While control over time off was directly associated with WLI, control over daily hours only buffered against negative effects from long contractual working hours on WLI (23). High WLI is linked to unfavorable consequences for health, for example major depression (24), emotional exhaustion (25), headaches, and sleep problems (26). Moreover, ill-health can aggravate WLI and decrease WTC; research on reversed causal relationships is scarce but particularly mental health has been found to affect different work characteristics, either by changing perceptions of the respective factor or changing the job and work environment (27).…”

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The mediating effect of work-life interference on the relationship between work-time control and depressive and musculoskeletal symptoms

Albrecht

Kecklund²,

Leineweber³

2020

Scand J Work Environ Health

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The mediating effect of work-life interference on the relationship between work-time control and depressive and musculoskeletal symptoms by Albrecht SC, Kecklund G, Leineweber C This is the first full panel study including four waves over 6 years to investigate causal pathways behind work-time control affecting health. Results imply that increased control over time off and (to a lesser degree) control over daily hours buffer against work-life interference which in turn can prevent particularly depressive and to some extent musculoskeletal symptoms.

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“…The surveys we have compared and the data that is collected by means of these questionnaires offer a basis for analysing the potential impact of these working conditions on the workers’ health in large samples with a prospective design. One option would be to investigate the predictive validity of dimensions not covered by the classical models over a long period of time in those surveys with a longitudinal design where the development in health or labour market participation can be followed in individuals, either through questionnaires [ 38 , 39 ] or in registers [ 40 ]. Another option would be the development of job exposure matrices (JEM) based on the national data on working conditions.…”

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Dimensional comparability of psychosocial working conditions as covered in European monitoring questionnaires

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BackgroundIn most countries in the EU, national surveys are used to monitor working conditions and health. Since the development processes behind the various surveys are not necessarily theoretical, but certainly practical and political, the extent of similarity among the dimensions covered in these surveys has been unclear. Another interesting question is whether prominent models from scientific research on work and health are present in the surveys – bearing in mind that the primary focus of these surveys is on monitoring status and trends, not on mapping scientific models. Moreover, it is relevant to know which other scales and concepts not stemming from these models have been included in the surveys. The purpose of this paper is to determine (1) the similarity of dimensions covered in the surveys included and (2) the congruence of dimensions of scientific research and of dimensions present in the monitoring systems.MethodItems from surveys representing six European countries and one European wide survey were classified into the dimensions they cover, using a taxonomy agreed upon among all involved partners from the six countries.ResultsThe classification reveals that there is a large overlap of dimensions, albeit not in the formulation of items, covered in the seven surveys. Among the available items, the two prominent work-stress-models – job-demand-control-support-model (DCS) and effort-reward-imbalance-model (ERI) – are covered in most surveys even though this has not been the primary aim in the compilation of these surveys. In addition, a large variety of items included in the surveillance systems are not part of these models and are – at least partly – used in nearly all surveys. These additional items reflect concepts such as "restructuring", "meaning of work", "emotional demands" and "offensive behaviour/violence & harassment".ConclusionsThe overlap of the dimensions being covered in the various questionnaires indicates that the interests of the parties deciding on the questionnaires in the different countries overlap. The large number of dimensions measured in the questionnaires and not being part of the DCS and ERI models is striking. These "new" dimensions could inspire the research community to further investigate their possible health and labour market effects.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1251) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Work–home interference and its prospective relation to major depression and treatment with antidepressants

Cited by 25 publications

References 40 publications

Natural Light Exposure, Sleep and Depression among Day Workers and Shiftworkers at Arctic and Equatorial Latitudes

Natural Light Exposure, Sleep and Depression among Day Workers and Shiftworkers at Arctic and Equatorial Latitudes

The mediating effect of work-life interference on the relationship between work-time control and depressive and musculoskeletal symptoms

Dimensional comparability of psychosocial working conditions as covered in European monitoring questionnaires

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