title: The psychosocial factors at work related to depression among female white-collar workers in Vilnius (Lithuania).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to establish which psychosocial factors at work are related to depression among female white-collar workers in Vilnius.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data was collected in a case-control study in 2002-2004. The cases were selected from patients treated at Vilnius mental health centers. The controls were randomly selected from employed Vilnius residents. A descriptive statistic and logistic regression was applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  3 psychosocial factors and possible confounders within the evaluated model were statistically reliable (model χ(2): 44.47, p < 0.05 ). The adjusted odds ratio for uneven work distribution was 2.17 (95% CI: 1.38-3.51, p < 0.005), the odds ratio for possibility to control was 10.81 (95% CI: 2.13-54.71, p < 0.005), and the odds ratio for family esteem was 2.13 (95% CI: 1.01-4.59, p < 0.005).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that work distribution, possibility to control and family esteem, together with stressful life events and mental health disorders in the family, are related to depression among female white-collar workers.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene, Vilnius, Lithuania. elena@vpsc.lt
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stanislavoviene
authors.forename: Birute
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pajarskiene
authors.forename: Remigijus
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jankauskas
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veniute
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008097:Lithuania; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology