Reports from Monash University Describe Recent Advances in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Estimating the Economic Benefits of Eliminating…

Reports from Monash University Describe Recent Advances in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Estimating the Economic Benefits of Eliminating Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Depression)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- New research on Environmental Health - Occupational and Environmental Medicine is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Melbourne, Australia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "The aim of this study was to quantify the economic benefits of eliminating job strain as a risk factor for depression, using published population-attributable risk estimates of depression attributable to job strain (13.2% for men, 17.2% for women). Cohort simulation using state-transition Markov modeling estimated costs and health outcomes for employed persons who met criteria for lifetime DSM-IV major depression."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Monash University, "A societal perspective over 1-year and lifetime time horizons was used. Among employed Australians, $890 million (5.8%) of the annual societal cost of depression was attributable to job strain. Employers bore the brunt of these costs, as they arose from lost productive time and increased risk of job turnover among employees experiencing depression. Proven, practicable means exist to reduce job strain."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The findings demonstrate likely financial benefits to employers for expanding psychosocial risk management, providing a financial incentive to complement and reinforce legal and ethical directives."

For more information on this research see: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Eliminating Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Depression. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017;59(1):12-17. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine can be contacted at: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Two Commerce Sq, 2001 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - www.lww.com; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - journals.lww.com/joem/pages/default.aspx)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting F. Cocker, Monash University, Sch Public Hlth & Prevent Med, Melbourne, Vic 3004, Australia. Additional authors for this research include K. Sanderson and A.D. LaMontagne (see also Environmental Health - Occupational and Environmental Medicine).

Keywords for this news article include: Melbourne, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Environmental Health, Investment and Finance, Risk and Prevention, Monash University.

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