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ArticleFrontiers in public health2014

No significant difference in depression rate in employed and unemployed in a pair-matched study design.

Adriana Mihai, Alina Ricean, Septimiu Voidazan

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Adriana MihaiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureş , Tîrgu Mureş , Romania.
Alina RiceanChild Psychiatry Clinic , Cluj Napoca , Romania.
Septimiu VoidazanDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureş , Tîrgu Mureş , Romania.
Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe main objective of this study was to evaluate the differences of depression rate in employed and unemployed persons in the period of financial and economic crisis in Romania, in a pair-matched study design.

methodThe cross-sectional study uses a pair match design (395 pairs) of two groups of employed and unemployed persons. Other socio-demographic risk factors of depression (gender, age, marital status, residence, ethnicity, educational level, and profession) were controlled. The study was done in a historical period of economic crisis, 2009-2010. For the screening of depression we used the patient health questionnaire-9.

resultsThere were no statistical differences (p = 0.054) between the depression rates in the employed (17.98%) and unemployed (23.80%) samples. The depression rate in both groups was higher in females, age (51-55), marital status (divorced), living in the rural area, with a low level of education and poverty. Suicidal ideas are more frequent in men, employed persons with low level of education and in unemployed persons with medium level of education.

conclusionThe exposure to short term unemployment status was not associated with change in depression rate in the period of financial and economic crisis in Romania, comparing with controls pair-matched. Unemployment status increases the depression rate only in vulnerable groups such as single or divorced women; and suicidal ideas were associated with the unemployment status (longer than 8 months) in men from rural area with medium level of education.

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