Yuko Asami1, Amir Goren, Yasuyuki Okumura. 1. From the Global Established Pharma Medical Affairs (Ms Asami), Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan; Health Outcomes Practice (Dr Goren), Kantar Health, New York, NY; and Institute for Health Economics and Policy (Dr Okumura), Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether depression severity was associated with work impairments, regardless of the diagnosis. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 17,820 Japanese workers using an Internet-based survey. Work impairments were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire. Participants were grouped according to whether they had a past-year diagnosis of depression by physicians and current depression severity assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. RESULTS: Among the undiagnosed, high severity respondents had greater overall work impairment than low severity respondents (33.3% vs 14.8%). Significant interactions between diagnosis and severity indicated greater impairments among undiagnosed than among diagnosed respondents (except on absenteeism). CONCLUSIONS: Depression severity was associated with work productivity loss, even among the undiagnosed, suggesting a need for early detection, referral, and treatment of depression in the workplace.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether depression severity was associated with work impairments, regardless of the diagnosis. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 17,820 Japanese workers using an Internet-based survey. Work impairments were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire. Participants were grouped according to whether they had a past-year diagnosis of depression by physicians and current depression severity assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. RESULTS: Among the undiagnosed, high severity respondents had greater overall work impairment than low severity respondents (33.3% vs 14.8%). Significant interactions between diagnosis and severity indicated greater impairments among undiagnosed than among diagnosed respondents (except on absenteeism). CONCLUSIONS:Depression severity was associated with work productivity loss, even among the undiagnosed, suggesting a need for early detection, referral, and treatment of depression in the workplace.
Authors: Benjamin Pascal Frank; Clara Magdalena Theil; Nathalie Brill; Hanna Christiansen; Christina Schwenck; Meinhard Kieser; Corinna Reck; Ricarda Steinmayr; Linda Wirthwein; Kathleen Otto Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2022-07-28