The risk of outpatient mental health care service use following departure from work: a cohort register study of migrant and non-migrant women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-workforce participation is associated with increased risk of mental disorder in the general population. Migrant women face disadvantage in the labour market but use mental health services to a lesser extent. This study investigates the risk of using mental health services following departure from the workforce among women in Norway, and if the strength of the relationship varies for migrant and non-migrant women.

Methods

Using linked registry data, we followed a cohort of 746,635 women who had a stable workforce attachment over a three-year period. We used Cox proportional hazard models to determine the risk of using outpatient mental health services (OPMH) following departure from the workforce. We included an interaction analysis to determine if the relation

SUBMITTER: Straiton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137189 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature