Is depression a risk factor for meatpacking injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Kim S-S ; Lander L ; Mittleman MA ; Perry MJ ; Smith LM ; Sorock, Gary S. ; Stentz TL
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: While meatpacking is a physically demanding industry, the effect of depression on risks for injury has not been studied. OBJECTIVE: To assess depressive disorders (major depression and dysthymia) using a validated screening tool administered to injured and uninjured meatpacking workers in two Midwestern plants. METHODS: Matched case-control analyses were conducted among 134 workers to evaluate the association between depressive disorder and the occurrence of laceration injury. RESULTS: Of the 268 workers, 13.8% screened positive for depressive disorder, whereas the general population prevalence estimate for depressive disorder using the same tool was 3.4%. Depressive disorder was not associated with an increased risk for injury; 17% of cases who experienced a laceration injury and 15% of uninjured controls reported depressive disorder (OR 0.81, 95% CI: 0.39-1.69). CONCLUSIONS: Evaluation of depression causes among meatpacking workers is needed to elucidate prevention and treatment strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Epidemiology Food Industry Men Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Pathology Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Women

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• Keywords:
  Accident Potential Accidents Author Keywords: Depressive Disorder Case Control Studies Cutting Tools Humans Injuries Injury Prevention Laceration Meat-packing-industry Meatpacking Mental Disorders Mental Stress Occupational Psychological Disorders Risk Factors Screening Methods Worker Health Workers Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Massachusetts ; Nebraska ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  307-311
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049102
• Citation:
  Work 2016 Feb; 53(2):307-311
• Contact Point Address:
  Lina Lander, Sc.D., Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center 984395, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4395, USA
• Email:
  llander@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050901
• Source Full Name:
  Work
• End Date:
  20110831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8360342acb319fd89aac50690fc1180be5eaff5861657147b82c411de3ad1894ebfd50749eee923e477c4d35f4b6a139b69a726f3664d66198eb6a8d5a39228
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203674/cdc_203674_DS1.pdf
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