Depression symptoms and risk of sick leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Depression symptoms
Meta-analysis
Sick leave
Systematic review
Journal
International archives of occupational and environmental health
ISSN: 1432-1246
Titre abrégé: Int Arch Occup Environ Health
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 7512134
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
26
09
2020
accepted:
19
02
2021
pubmed:
1
5
2021
medline:
24
9
2021
entrez:
30
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Depression symptoms are one of the most common psychiatric disorders and affect all aspects of life. The impact of depression symptoms on sick leave in the working population is a major issue that requires a more comprehensive examination. This systematic review used the PRISMA method to identify eligible studies (n = 15). Subsequently, the association between depression symptoms and sick leave was examined and several important subgroup analyses were performed. Depression symptoms were associated with sick leave, with an overall risk ratio (RR) of 1.52 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.34-1.73]. In men, the result displayed RR 2.19 (95% CI 1.17-4.09) and in women, the result showed RR 1.54 (95% CI 1.35-1.76). Additional subgroup analyses that account for methodological differences across studies based on the method of assessing depression symptoms and sick leave showed that this association was consistent. Depression symptoms are associated with sick leave. Given that sick leave can have an economic and social burden, more attention to depression symptoms is necessary.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33928429
doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01703-0
pii: 10.1007/s00420-021-01703-0
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1495-1512Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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