Changes in psychosocial and physical working conditions and psychotropic medication in ageing public sector employees: a record-linkage follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether changes in psychosocial and physical working conditions are associated with subsequent psychotropic medication in ageing employees.

Methods

Data were from the Helsinki Health Study, a cohort study of Finnish municipal employees, aged 40-60 years at phase 1 (2000-2002). Changes in psychosocial and physical working conditions were measured between phase 1 and phase 2 (2007). Survey data were longitudinally linked to data on prescribed, reimbursed psychotropic medication purchases (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical) obtained from the registers of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland between the phase 2 survey and December 2013 (N=3587; 80% women). Outcomes were any psychotropic medication; antidepressants (N06A); anxiolytics (N05B); and se

SUBMITTER: Kouvonen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734573 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature