[Gender, age, occupation, economic sector and mental health in the workplace: the results of the study SALVEO].
OBJECTIVE
This article examined the contribution of gender, age, occupation and economic sector on psychological distress, depression and burnout.


METHODS
The data came from the SALVEO study carried out in 2009- 2012 among 2,162 workers employed in 63 Canadian workplaces. Multilevel logistic regression models were estimated on the total sample and separately for men and women.


RESULTS
The prevalences of psychological distress, depression and burnout were 23.8%, 5.8% and 3.9% respectively. Mental health problems varied between workplaces, but variations between workplaces were stronger for burnout. Differences between men and women were significant only for psychological distress, depression, and emotional exhaustion. Unskilled workers were found more at risk for depression and burnout. Associations among age, occupation and economic sector were not the same between genders.


CONCLUSIONS
Results from the SALVEO study highlight important mental health problems in workers that vary between workplaces, and that differences in symptomatology are associated with gender, age, occupation and economic sector. Gender reveals differentiated profiles of relationships. These results point towards the development of targeted approaches to the prevention of and intervention on mental health problems in workplaces.
Université de Montréal. alain.marchand@umontreal.ca.
Alain
A
Marchand
Marie-Eve
ME
Blanc
Pierre
P
Durand
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017132:Workplace
Prevalence; economic sector; gender; mental health; multilevel analyses; occupations