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Association of Individual Characteristics with Depressive Symptoms among Patients with On-the-job Injuries in South Korea

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2014, 10(2), pp.85-103
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

Soo Kyung Park 1

1대진대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to explore individual factors such as demographic, job injury-related, psycho-social factors associated with depression among patients with on-the-job injuries in South Korea. Participants consisted of 122 patients in five public hospitals nationwide for workers' compensation clients. Analyses were conducted using univariate analyses and multiple regression to explore factors related to depression. Univariate analyses showed that duration of hospitalization, work limitation, subjective economic status, the role of bread winner, objectives for returning to work, recovery expectancy, self efficacy, coping strategies were significantly associated with depression. The strongest predictor of depressive symptoms was self efficacy, which accounted for 32% of the variance in depression. Subjective economic status and work limitation added 11% to the variance in depression. These results suggested that there is a need to develop intervention program focused on improving self efficacy.

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