The relationship between shift work and mental health among electronics workers in South Korea: A cross-sectional study

Purpose This study aimed to examine the association of shift work with depression and anxiety in a large sample of formal and contractual employees of a mill steel company, Isfahan, Iran. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was performed in 2014 among 3,060 formal and contractual employees of a mill steel company Isfahan, Iran, randomly selected from 16,000 people. Data gathering was done by some validated Iranian version of self-administered questionnaires including, International Physical Activity – Short Form, Effort–Reward Imbalance, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Logistic regression was used as the main statistical method. Findings The results showed individuals in the rotating shift compared with day shift had a higher risk of depression (OR: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.12–1.84). Whereas after adjustment for various confounders, this relationship was not significant (OR: 1.19; 95% CI: 0.81–1.76). Anxiety was not associated with shift work, both in crude and adjusted models (OR: 1.08; 95% CI: 0.81–1.44) and (OR: 0.90; 95% CI: 0.67–1.19), respectively. Research limitations/implications Owing to the cross-sectional design of this study, cause–effect relationships could not be inferred from our findings. All the data used in the present analysis were collected by self-administered questionnaires. Practical implications Although our findings did not show significant association between shift work and mental health, further studies are suggested for obtaining informative data worldwide in this regard among workforce particularly among industrial employees. Originality/value Few studies have addressed the effects of shift work on mental health among industrial employees worldwide, and there is no study in developing countries.

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Stigmatisation towards people with mental health problems in secondary school students: an international cross-sectional study between three cities in Japan, China and South-Korea

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health ◽

10.1080/17542863.2013.786108 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 273-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sosei Yamaguchi ◽

He Ling ◽

Koeun Kim ◽

Yoshio Mino

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Secondary School ◽

South Korea ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional

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Association for combined exposure to job strain, shift work on mental health among Chinese railway workers: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037544 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. e037544

Author(s):

Yu Jiang ◽

Chuancheng Wu ◽

Tianqi Hu ◽

Meilong Chen ◽

Wei Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Shift Work ◽

Job Strain ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Poor Mental Health ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Low Level ◽

Railway Workers ◽

Night Shifts

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the effects of coexposure to job strain and shift work on mental health in railway workers.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingOne Railway Bureau Group in China.ParticipantsA total of 1270 front-line railway workers.Outcome measuresThe Symptom Checklist-90-Revised questionnaire was used to measure general mental health. Job strain variables were derived from the Job Content Questionnaire. Based on the records of the work schedule 3 months prior to the survey, the following three shift types were identified: fixed day, fixed night and rotating night shifts. Risks associated with mental health were assessed by carrying out logistic regression analysis which was adjusted for age, job tenure, smoking and exercise. Additionally, a crossover analysis was employed for the combined effects.ResultsHigh levels of job strain were linked to a higher risk of poor mental health (OR=1.53, 95% CI: 1.10 to 2.11). After adjusting for confounding factors, night shifts and rotating night shifts were significant risk factors for mental health (OR=2.21, 95% CI: 1.60 to 3.07; OR=2.36, 95% CI: 1.73 to 3.22). Compared with participants who experienced a low level of job strain and day shifts, those with a high level of job strain and who worked rotating shifts were at the highest risk of poor mental health (OR=4.68, 95% CI: 2.91 to 8.04), whereas the influence of a low level of job strain and rotating night shifts was not statistically significant.ConclusionJob strain and night shifts among workers were associated, both independently and in combination, with an increased risk of poor mental health. Our data suggest that job strain contributes to the risk of poor mental health by means of a combined effect with shift work.

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Association Between Mental Health and Feeding Methods among 1- Month Postpartum Women in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Women, Midwives and Midwifery ◽

10.36749/wmm.1.3.47-56.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 47-56

Author(s):

Masayo Matsuzaki ◽

Hiroko Matsumoto ◽

Mie Shiraishi ◽

Risa Kobayashi ◽

Sachi Watanabe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Mixed Feeding ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Wide Range ◽

Feeding Methods ◽

The Relationship

Background: The rate of predominant breastfeeding was 51.3% at 1 month postpartum, even though 93.4% of Japanese mothers expressed a desire to predominantly breastfeed during pregnancy. A wide range of historical, socioeconomic, cultural, and individual factors, as well as mental health, affect breastfeeding practices. However, the relationship between breastfeeding and mental health—depressive symptoms—has been controversial. Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify factors relationship including mental health and the feeding methods adopted by mothers at 1 month postpartum in Japan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at 2 Tokyo area hospitals between July and October 2014. We recruited a total of 560 eligible women. The participants included 392 women without severe illnesses or low birth weight babies at 1 month postpartum. The feeding methods were “mainly breastfeeding” (exclusively or mostly breastfeeding) and “mixed feeding and formula only”. Depressive symptoms as a mental health were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Multiple logistic regression analysis clarified the factors associated with mainly breastfeeding. Results: The mean (SD) age for the categories of mainly breastfeeding and mixed feeding and formula only was 33.0 (5.1) and 33.9 (5.5) years, respectively (p = 0.085). Women who were mainly breastfeeding at 1 month postpartum were more likely to be multiparous (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.80, CI:1.11 - 2.94), had EPDS score < 9 (AOR:1.87, CI:1.09 – 3.20), and had been desirous of breastfeeding from their pregnancy (AOR: 7.73, CI: 4.68 – 12.74). Conclusion: Our results suggested that healthcare providers should focus on the relationship between feeding methods and new mothers’ mental health. Further research must identify effective care strategies for women who desire to breastfeed exclusively.

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The relationship between mental health self-efficacy and mental well-being in England, UK: A Cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-30125/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Frederike Katharina Lemmel ◽

Rebecca Jones ◽

Sonia Johnson ◽

Anita Jolly ◽

Miriam Miller ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Mental Well Being ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background. Mental well-being is an essential concept in research and public health as it is recognised as an indicator of population mental health and quality of life. Previous studies have provided evidence that general self-efficacy is positively related to mental well-being. The aim of this study is to examine whether higher help-seeking self-efficacy and higher psychological well-being self-efficacy respectively, are associated with increased mental well-being.Methods. In this cross-sectional study 1795 adults from the general English population were recruited from a market research panel to fill out an online questionnaire between 24th September 2018 and 05th October 2018. Two simple linear regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between each of help-seeking self-efficacy and psychological well-being self- efficacy as exposure variables and mental well-being as the outcome. Multiple imputation by chained equations was used to handle missing data.Results. No evidence was found for an association between either help-seeking self-efficacy or psychological well-being self-efficacy and mental well-being.Conclusions. These findings do not provide evidence that improving help-seeking or psychological well-being self-efficacy could lead to improving well-being. Methodological limitations, such as unmeasured confounders might be responsible for the lack of evidence in this study. Having a mental health condition is a potential negative confounder that might not have been measured adequately.

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Job satisfaction and mental health of Palestinian nurses with shift work: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet ◽

10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30416-1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 391 ◽

pp. S50 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yousef Jaradat ◽

Morten Birkeland Nielsen ◽

Petter Kristensen ◽

Rita Bast-Pettersen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Shift Work ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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The relationship between work, mental health, physical health, and fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317727842 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 665-673 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dorota Żołnierczyk-Zreda ◽

Anna Jędryka-Góral ◽

Joanna Bugajska ◽

Sylwia Bedyńska ◽

Marek Brzosko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Mental Health ◽

Physical Health ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Occupational Activity ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Relationship

To evaluate the relationship between work, mental health, physical health, and fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the data of 282 participants were drawn from baseline. The results of structural equation modeling showed that among rheumatoid arthritis patients, those who were engaged in occupational activity had lower levels of fatigue compared to those who did not work and that this relationship was mediated by better mental health, not by physical health.

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