Cross-sectional Study of Depressive Symptoms and Related Factors among Workers Employed by Japanese Eldercare Institutions | Chapter 8 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 9

 Aims: This study proposed to examine the predominance of depressive manifestations and related determinants (sociodemographic characteristics and occupational variables) between workers working by Japanese eldercare institutions (Study I). In addition, the friendships between concavity symptoms and task stress based on the Demand–Control–Support model were checked (Study II).Methods: Eldercare institutions in Akita prefecture were randomly picked to participate in the survey. In total, 197 organizations agreed to take part in the study, and the participants were insisted to complete the survey. Of the 2,727 workers the one were invited to share, 2,404 returned complete questionnaires. Depression-symptom predominance and severity were judged using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale (extreme score, ≥ 16). Job stress was assessed utilizing the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) based on the task Demand–Control–Support model. Results: (Study I) Data from 2,088 employees presented that 44.3% of them had high CES-D scores. The sociodemographic traits and occupational determinants that were associated with a extreme risk of depression contained young age, a short sleep duration on weeknights, and occupied for more than 45 h per temporal length of event or entity's existence. (Study II) In total, 1,740 valid responses were got from 434 males and 1,306 women. Approximately 44.9% of the responders had high CES-D scores. Workers accompanying long working hours had everywhere scores on psychological task demand and social support, individually. Those who exhibited extreme CES-D scores had significantly bigger psychological task demand scores and lower decision freedom and social support scores. A certain correlation was erect between psychological task demand and CES-D scores. In contrast, a negative correlation was establish between resolution latitude and CES-D scores and betwixt the social support scores and CES-D scores.Conclusions: To prevent cavity, employers and employees at eldercare organizations should be aware of the belongings of long working hours and lack of sleep. In addition, distinctive attention bear be paid to young peasants as a high-risk group, in addition to to workers accompanying substantial psychological task demands, low resolution latitude, and reduced social support, as these employees also comprise a high-risk group.

Author(s) Details:

Masahito Fushimi,
Akita University Health Center, 1-1 Tegata-Gakuen-machi, Akita 010-8502, Japan and Akita Occupational Health Promotion Center, Akita 010-0874, Japan.

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