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A systematic review including meta-analysis of work environment and depressive symptoms

BMC Public Health · 2015 · Vol. 15(1) · pp. 738–738

Töres Theorell✉(Karolinska Institutet)Anne Hammarström(Umeå University)Gunnar Aronsson(Stockholm University)Lil Träskman Bendz(Lund University)Tom GrapeChrister Hogstedt(Karolinska Institutet)Ína Marteinsdóttir(Linköping University)Ingmar Skoog(University of Gothenburg)Charlotte L Hall(Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care)

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Abstract

There is substantial empirical evidence that employees, both men and women, who report lack of decision latitude, job strain and bullying, will experience increasing depressive symptoms over time. These conditions are amenable to organizational interventions.

Workplace Health and Well-being Stress and Burnout Research Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutPsychosocialMedicineBiostatisticsMeta-analysisConfoundingJob strainSystematic reviewDepression (economics)Prospective cohort studyClinical psychology

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AdultDepressionFemaleHealth StatusHumansJob SatisfactionMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesProspective StudiesSwedenComorbidityWorkloadWorkplaceRisk Assessment