Severe depressive symptoms as predictor of disability pension: a 10-year follow-up study in Denmark.
Are severe depressive symptoms prospectively associated with disability pension? To answer that question, we linked data from a representative sample of the Danish workforce with disability pension (DP) award data from the National Registry on Public Transfer Payments. Of the 5106 study participants, 111 employees (2.2%) received DP during the 10-year follow-up. Severe depressive symptoms, reported in 1995, predicted DP award during follow-up (adjusted hazard ratio = 2.38, 95% confidence interval 1.22-4.66). Further research is needed to understand more fully the pathway(s) from severe depressive symptoms to DP.
Bültmann
Ute
U
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark. u.bultmann@med.umcg.nl
Christensen
Karl B
KB
Burr
Hermann
H
Lund
Thomas
T
Rugulies
Reiner
R
D010054:Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010415:Pensions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index