Working conditions and depressive symptoms in the 2003 decennial health survey: the role of the occupational category.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study is to describe the associations between depressive symptoms and some working conditions according to broad occupational categories in France.


METHODS
These data came from the decennial health survey conducted in 2003 in France by the National Institute for Statistics and Economics Studies (6,082 men, 5,521 women). The data collected included: depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale), psychosocial factors at work and potential confounding factors.


RESULTS
Associations between psychosocial work factors and depressive symptoms varied, according to occupational category and sex. Time pressure was significantly associated with depressive symptoms in the less advantaged occupational categories. The lack of job control was associated with depressive symptoms only in managers and associate professionals and technicians. Only low social support was systematically associated with depressive symptoms, regardless of occupational category.


CONCLUSIONS
These results should be taken into account to adapt strategies of mental health disorders prevention at work, for a better efficacy.
Cohidon
Christine
C
Occupational Health Department, French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), UMRESTTE (InVS-UCBL-Inrets), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France. christine.cohidon@recherche.univ-lyon1.fr
Santin
Gaëlle
G
Imbernon
Ellen
E
Goldberg
Marcel
M
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009790:Occupations / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*