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Anxiety and depression in the working population using the HAD Scale: Psychometrics, prevalence and relationships with psychosocial work characteristics

Andrea, H., Bültmann, U., Beurskens, A. J. H. M., Swaen, G. M. H., van Schayck, C. P., Kant, I. J.·2004·Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Abstract

Background The purposes of this study were: 1) to explore the psychometric properties of the HAD Scale in the working population, 2) to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression on two severity levels among employees, and 3) to examine whether psychosocial work-related determinants for both categories of mental health problems may differ.Methods Data were taken from 7482 employees participating in the epidemiological Maastricht Cohort Study on Fatigue at Work. Anxiety and depression were measured with the easy to administer self-report Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) Scale, while several questionnaires and self-formulated questions were used to measure psychosocial work-related characteristics.Results A principal component analysis indicated that the HAD Scale enables measuring anxiety and depression as separate constructs among employees. On a subclinical level, prevalences of anxiety and depression were both considerable: anxiety prevalences were 8.2 % for males and 10 % for females, and depression prevalences were 7.1% for males and 6.2% for females. Regarding self-reported psychosocial work characteristics, in multivariate regression analyses partly differential cross-sectional associations were found for anxiety and depression.Conclusions The results indicate that subclinical anxiety and depression are considerable in the working population and provide suggestive evidence that diagnosing, preventing or managing anxiety and depression among employees may require focusing on different aspects of their psychosocial work environment.

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Authors
Andrea, H., Bültmann, U., Beurskens, A. J. H. M., Swaen, G. M. H., van Schayck, C. P., & Kant, I. J.
Affiliations
  • Maastricht University (NL)
  • Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (NL)
Corresponding author
Andrea, H.
Venue
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published
2004-08
Volume
39
Issue
8
Pages
637-646
ISSN
  • 0933-7954 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-9285
OpenAlex
W2123860724
Cited by
119
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 9
FWCI
5.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
anxiety, depression, subclinical anxiety, subthreshold depression, working population, workers, psychometric properties, psychosocial work environment, prevalence, sex differences, workplace mental health
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Occupational Diseases, Personality Inventory, Prospective Studies, Regression Analysis, Cohort Studies

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