Epidemiol Health.
2010;32:e2010010.
Association of Subway Driver's Depressive Symptoms and Experience of Work-Related Problems
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- 1Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. y1693@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Clinical Research Center for Depression, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
- 5Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
Subway drivers experience various types of work-related problems during their driving, and those experiences can act as risk factors for depressive symptoms. This study was conducted to investigate the association between work-related problems and subway driver's depressive symptoms.
METHODS
We recruited all of the 961 current subway drivers of a subway company located in Seoul, South Korea and conducted a survey of their socio-demographic and vocational characteristics, hospital visits as an outpatient or inpatient, and work-related problem experiences during the last year. Work-related problems included an accident resulting in death or injury, a conflict with a customer, a sudden stop from an emergency bell, or a near accident. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) instrument. The survey was performed using a self-report questionnaire from April 16 to July 13, 2007. The data of 827 drivers (86.2%) were analyzed.
RESULTS
Experience of a conflict with a passenger (p=0.011), a sudden stop from an emergency bell (p=0.001), or a near accident (p=0.001) increased the prevalence of depressive symptoms among subway drivers. A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that a sudden stop from an emergency bell increased the risk of depressive symptoms significantly (OR=2.59, p=0.026). Near accidents were marginally associated with a higher risk for depressive symptoms (OR=1.62, p=0.062).
CONCLUSION
The experience of a sudden stop from an emergency bell increased subway driver's depressive symptoms, and near accidents may increase the risk of depressive symptoms. Therefore, interventions for the drivers who had experienced these work-related problems are needed.
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