Depression, Healthcare Utilization, Missed Work, and Health Behaviors among U.S. Young Workers: Data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey

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• Journal Article:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Personal Author:
  Leung, Cherry Y. ; Lee, Soo-Jeong
• Description:
  Objective: We examined the prevalence of depression and its impact on healthcare utilization, work absenteeism, and health behaviors among United States (US) young workers. Methods: Data of 1053 young workers (ages 18 to 25) from the 2015 US National Health Interview Survey were analyzed to examine these associations. Results: Seven percent of US young workers reported feeling often depressed (daily or weekly). Often depressed young workers had increased odds for healthcare provider visits, mental healthcare use, 1 to 2 emergency department visits, and 3 to 5 and more than or equal to 6 missed work days, smoking, and sleeping less than 7 hours. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that depressed young workers have increased needs for healthcare utilization and are at increased risk for missing work, smoking, and reduced sleep. Resources should be prioritized for depression screening and prevention programs at the workplace and healthcare settings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Behavior Depression Health Behavior Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Absenteeism; Depression; Health Behaviors; Healthcare Utilization; Occupation; Workers; Young Adults Young Workers; Mental Health; Absenteeism; Health Care; Behavior; Sleep Deprivation; Worker Health; Medical Treatment;
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med 2021 Oct; 63(10):821-827
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Pubmed ID:
  34143591
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11460600
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  K01 NR017207/NR/NINR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T42 OH008429/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  18 pdf pages
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065593
• Contact Point Address:
  Cherry Y. Leung, PhD, 2 Koret Way, 5th floor, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA 94143
• Email:
  cherry.leung@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c6f8eca294a28cd54e1faa61025043c50c4c170df4894a8b48396219dbac688a5beaa36073389ec3db6af1811934790a84cbebf8ef0b7082e056bc36151d0eee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164684/cdc_164684_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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