AIMS: Entering entrepreneurship (i.e. becoming an entrepreneur) is known to be a demanding activity with increased workload, financial uncertainty and increased levels of stress. However, there are no systematic studies on how entering entrepreneurship affects the people involved. METHODS: The authors investigated prescriptions of psychotropics for 6,221 first-time entrepreneurs from 2001-2004 and their 2,381 spouses in the first two years after becoming entrepreneurs in a matched case-control study using linked data from three Danish national registries: The Danish database for Labor Market Research, the Danish Entrepreneurship database and the Danish Prescription database. RESULTS: Entrepreneurs were more likely to fill prescriptions at pharmacies for sedatives/hypnotics (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.45 [95% CI: 1.26-1.66], p < .0001). However, they were less likely to fill prescriptions for antidepressants (AOR: 0.74 [95% CI: 0.59-0.92] p = 0.007). Spouses of these entrepreneurs were also more likely to fill prescriptions for sedatives/hypnotics (AOR: 1.36 [95% CI: 1.10-1.67], p = 0.005). No difference in prescription of antidepressants was found for spouses. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that there was a significant relation between entering entrepreneurship and receiving prescriptions for sedative/ hypnotics both among the entrepreneurs themselves and their spouses, suggesting that entering entrepreneurship may be associated with increased stress for both the entrepreneurs and their families.
AIMS: Entering entrepreneurship (i.e. becoming an entrepreneur) is known to be a demanding activity with increased workload, financial uncertainty and increased levels of stress. However, there are no systematic studies on how entering entrepreneurship affects the people involved. METHODS: The authors investigated prescriptions of psychotropics for 6,221 first-time entrepreneurs from 2001-2004 and their 2,381 spouses in the first two years after becoming entrepreneurs in a matched case-control study using linked data from three Danish national registries: The Danish database for Labor Market Research, the Danish Entrepreneurship database and the Danish Prescription database. RESULTS: Entrepreneurs were more likely to fill prescriptions at pharmacies for sedatives/hypnotics (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.45 [95% CI: 1.26-1.66], p < .0001). However, they were less likely to fill prescriptions for antidepressants (AOR: 0.74 [95% CI: 0.59-0.92] p = 0.007). Spouses of these entrepreneurs were also more likely to fill prescriptions for sedatives/hypnotics (AOR: 1.36 [95% CI: 1.10-1.67], p = 0.005). No difference in prescription of antidepressants was found for spouses. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that there was a significant relation between entering entrepreneurship and receiving prescriptions for sedative/ hypnotics both among the entrepreneurs themselves and their spouses, suggesting that entering entrepreneurship may be associated with increased stress for both the entrepreneurs and their families.
Authors: Ranu Sewdas; Sietske J Tamminga; Cécile R L Boot; Swenne G van den Heuvel; Angela G de Boer; Allard J van der Beek Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-11-12 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Matthijs J H M van der Loos; Cornelius A Rietveld; Niina Eklund; Philipp D Koellinger; Fernando Rivadeneira; Gonçalo R Abecasis; Georgina A Ankra-Badu; Sebastian E Baumeister; Daniel J Benjamin; Reiner Biffar; Stefan Blankenberg; Dorret I Boomsma; David Cesarini; Francesco Cucca; Eco J C de Geus; George Dedoussis; Panos Deloukas; Maria Dimitriou; Guðny Eiriksdottir; Johan Eriksson; Christian Gieger; Vilmundur Gudnason; Birgit Höhne; Rolf Holle; Jouke-Jan Hottenga; Aaron Isaacs; Marjo-Riitta Järvelin; Magnus Johannesson; Marika Kaakinen; Mika Kähönen; Stavroula Kanoni; Maarit A Laaksonen; Jari Lahti; Lenore J Launer; Terho Lehtimäki; Marisa Loitfelder; Patrik K E Magnusson; Silvia Naitza; Ben A Oostra; Markus Perola; Katja Petrovic; Lydia Quaye; Olli Raitakari; Samuli Ripatti; Paul Scheet; David Schlessinger; Carsten O Schmidt; Helena Schmidt; Reinhold Schmidt; Andrea Senft; Albert V Smith; Timothy D Spector; Ida Surakka; Rauli Svento; Antonio Terracciano; Emmi Tikkanen; Cornelia M van Duijn; Jorma Viikari; Henry Völzke; H-Erich Wichmann; Philipp S Wild; Sara M Willems; Gonneke Willemsen; Frank J A van Rooij; Patrick J F Groenen; André G Uitterlinden; Albert Hofman; A Roy Thurik Journal: PLoS One Date: 2013-04-04 Impact factor: 3.240