title: Working conditions and mental health: Results from the CARESUN study.
abstract: The authors conducted a work-related stress surveillance study in 2013 on 6,558 public-sector employees in Italy, examining how they perceived their jobs, via the Job Content Questionnaire, and their mental health status, via the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12). Of the 2,094 employees completing the questionnaires, 60% were male, 52% had a medium-level education, and 76% had a medium-level job. Three hundred and eighty-five employees (18%) had a GHQ-12 score >3 and were classified as GHQ-12 cases: these were more often female (54%), medium-to-highly educated (54%), and had more often reported health problems over the previous year (51%). Thus, GHQ-12 cases represented a significant percentage of the examined population, indicating that work-related stress surveillance programs are needed for the planning of psychosocial interventions aimed at the reintegration of individuals with mental health problems.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feola
authors.affiliation: a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedata
authors.affiliation: a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Ancicco
authors.affiliation: a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santalucia
authors.affiliation: a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sannolo
authors.affiliation: b Health Surveillance Office of Campania Region , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ascione
authors.affiliation: c University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing , Hamburg , Germany.|d Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in Health care and Welfare Services , Hamburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nienhaus
authors.affiliation: e Department of Psychology , Second University of Naples , Caserta , Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Magliano
authors.affiliation: a Department of Experimental Medicine , Section of Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lamberti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D057566:Self Report; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Mental health; psychosocial; stress; work; work-related stress