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. 2006 Oct;48(10):1023-30.
doi: 10.1097/01.jom.0000237437.84513.92.

Contribution of burnout to the association between job strain and depression: the health 2000 study

Kirsi Ahola  1 , Teija Honkonen, Mika Kivimäki, Marianna Virtanen, Erkki Isometsä, Arpo Aromaa, Jouko Lönnqvist
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Contribution of burnout to the association between job strain and depression: the health 2000 study

Kirsi Ahola et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of burnout to the association between job strain and depression.

Methods: A representative sample of 3270 Finnish employees aged 30 to 64 years responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey and the Beck Depression Inventory and participated in the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.

Results: High strain compared with low strain was associated with 7.4 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.6-9.7) times higher odds of burnout, 3.8 (95% CI = 2.8-5.1) times higher odds of depressive symptoms, and 1.7 (95% CI = 1.1-2.6) times higher odds of depressive disorders. The risk for depressive symptoms and for depressive disorders of high strain was reduced by 69% or more after adjusting for burnout.

Conclusion: Burnout is strongly related to job strain and may in part mediate the association between job strain and depression.

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