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Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data

BACKGROUND: In today's work scenario, the number of shift workers, including those in night shifts, is increasing. Shift work can adversely affect workers' health in the long run, but studies on the relationship between shift work and depression have shown inconsistent results. This study...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jae-Han, Kim, Sang-Woo, Joo, Jae-Han, Lee, Na-Rae, Lee, June-Hee, Lee, Kyung-Jae
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Publicado: Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8264113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754479
http://dx.doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2021.33.e18
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author Lee, Jae-Han
Kim, Sang-Woo
Joo, Jae-Han
Lee, Na-Rae
Lee, June-Hee
Lee, Kyung-Jae
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Kim, Sang-Woo
Joo, Jae-Han
Lee, Na-Rae
Lee, June-Hee
Lee, Kyung-Jae
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description BACKGROUND: In today's work scenario, the number of shift workers, including those in night shifts, is increasing. Shift work can adversely affect workers' health in the long run, but studies on the relationship between shift work and depression have shown inconsistent results. This study aimed to determine whether the number of night/shift workers at risk of depression, as predicted by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), is higher than that of day workers. METHODS: This study was conducted based on data from the 6th and 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2014, 2016, and 2018. Work schedules were classified into 2 types: day work and night/shift work. This study used the PHQ-9, a self-reported depression screening test, to identify workers at risk of depression. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0, and descriptive statistics, χ(2) test, and logistic regression analysis were employed. RESULTS: After adjusting for age, educational level, working hours per week, and income, men engaging in night/shift work were at a higher risk of depression (odds ratio [OR]: 1.407, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.937–2.113). The same was confirmed for women (OR: 1.564, 95% CI: 1.176–2.081). CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that the OR for those engaged in night/shift work with a PHQ-9 score of 10 or more increased. Considering the large volume of psychiatric history and symptoms in Korea, additional research is needed. Additionally, further discussion on ways to provide realistic help to night/shift workers is warranted.
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spelling pubmed-82641132021-07-19 Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data Lee, Jae-Han Kim, Sang-Woo Joo, Jae-Han Lee, Na-Rae Lee, June-Hee Lee, Kyung-Jae Ann Occup Environ Med Research Article BACKGROUND: In today's work scenario, the number of shift workers, including those in night shifts, is increasing. Shift work can adversely affect workers' health in the long run, but studies on the relationship between shift work and depression have shown inconsistent results. This study aimed to determine whether the number of night/shift workers at risk of depression, as predicted by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), is higher than that of day workers. METHODS: This study was conducted based on data from the 6th and 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2014, 2016, and 2018. Work schedules were classified into 2 types: day work and night/shift work. This study used the PHQ-9, a self-reported depression screening test, to identify workers at risk of depression. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0, and descriptive statistics, χ(2) test, and logistic regression analysis were employed. RESULTS: After adjusting for age, educational level, working hours per week, and income, men engaging in night/shift work were at a higher risk of depression (odds ratio [OR]: 1.407, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.937–2.113). The same was confirmed for women (OR: 1.564, 95% CI: 1.176–2.081). CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that the OR for those engaged in night/shift work with a PHQ-9 score of 10 or more increased. Considering the large volume of psychiatric history and symptoms in Korea, additional research is needed. Additionally, further discussion on ways to provide realistic help to night/shift workers is warranted. Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2021-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8264113/ /pubmed/34754479 http://dx.doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2021.33.e18 Text en Copyright © 2021 Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Lee, Jae-Han
Kim, Sang-Woo
Joo, Jae-Han
Lee, Na-Rae
Lee, June-Hee
Lee, Kyung-Jae
Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data
title Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data
title_full Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data
title_fullStr Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data
title_full_unstemmed Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data
title_short Comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the PHQ-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data
title_sort comparing risk of depression between day and night/shift workers using the phq-9: a study utilizing the 2014, 2016, and 2018 korea national health and nutrition examination survey data
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8264113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754479
http://dx.doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2021.33.e18
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