Depression and Risk of Unintentional Injury in Rural Communities-A Longitudinal Analysis of the Australian Rural Mental Health Study.

ABSTRACT: Limited longitudinal research has examined relationships between depression and injury, particularly in rural contexts. This paper reports cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from the Australian Rural Mental Health Study (ARMHS) exploring relationships between "probable depression" episodes and unintentional injury. Participants completed four surveys over five years. Multivariate logistic regressions were employed to assess the causal effect of prior depression episodes on subsequent injury risk. Of 2621 baseline participants, 23.3% experienced a probable depression episode recently and 15.9% reported a serious injury during the previous 12 months. Factors associated with a 12-month injury at baseline included male gender, being unemployed or unable to work, being involved in a seri

SUBMITTER: Inder KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5615617 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature