2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Factors associated with duration of depression in the workplace and usefulness of program for returning to work
| Project/Area Number |
21590666
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Hygiene
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| Research Institution | Teikyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAO Mutsuhiro 帝京大学, 大学院・公衆衛生学研究科, 教授 (80282614)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKEUCHI Takeaki 帝京大学, 大学院・公衆衛生学研究科, 講師 (60453700)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
AMANO Yuichi 東邦大学, 医学部・心療内科, 助教 (30459812)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 産業衛生 |
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| Research Abstract |
A survey was carried out to assess the course of depression and social functioning in depressive workers who met DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for major depression and needed one month or more off work. Scores on the Hamilton Depression Scale(HAM-D) and Self-rating Depression Scale at baseline and at four weeks after the off-work, as well as those on the "work and activity" items of HAM-D, were significantly higher in those who needed additional time off than in the remaining workers. The results suggest that depressive workers whose pre-treatment condition was relatively poor should be carefully monitored, even after they return to work, because they may be at higher risk for additional leave of absence.
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