Journal of Depression and Anxiety
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-1044
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2167-1044
+44 1223 790975
Ahmed Yaogo
France
Research Article
Occupational Grade and Depression Course in a Non-Clinical Setting: Results from the French GAZEL Cohort Study
Author(s): Ahmed Yaogo, Jean-François Chastang, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Nadia Younèz and Maria MelchiorAhmed Yaogo, Jean-François Chastang, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Nadia Younèz and Maria Melchior
Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that depression course varies with individuals’ socioeconomic position, as measured by occupational grade.
Methods: Study participants (n=3,368) belong to the French GAZEL cohort study. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale in 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008. We studied the course of depressive symptoms in participants with a baseline CES-D score above a clinically significant cut-off in 1996. Socioeconomic position was measured by occupational grade. Analyses were controlled for demographic factors (sex and age), as well as covariates potentially associated with depression course which were measured both at study baseline and during follow-up: retirement status, social network, tobacco smoking, heavy alcohol use, body mass, prior depre.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-1044.1000111