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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Days out of role due to common physical and mental conditions: Results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys
Molecular Psychiatry, Volume 16, No. 12, Year 2011
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Description
Days out of role because of health problems are a major source of lost human capital. We examined the relative importance of commonly occurring physical and mental disorders in accounting for days out of role in 24 countries that participated in the World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health (WMH) surveys. Face-to-face interviews were carried out with 62 971 respondents (72.0% pooled response rate). Presence of ten chronic physical disorders and nine mental disorders was assessed for each respondent along with information about the number of days in the past month each respondent reported being totally unable to work or carry out their other normal daily activities because of problems with either physical or mental health. Multiple regression analysis was used to estimate associations of specific conditions and comorbidities with days out of role, controlling by basic socio-demographics (age, gender, employment status and country). Overall, 12.8% of respondents had some day totally out of role, with a median of 51.1 a year. The strongest individual-level effects (days out of role per year) were associated with neurological disorders (17.4), bipolar disorder (17.3) and post-traumatic stress disorder (15.2). The strongest population-level effect was associated with pain conditions, which accounted for 21.5% of all days out of role (population attributable risk proportion). The 19 conditions accounted for 62.2% of all days out of role. Common health conditions, including mental disorders, make up a large proportion of the number of days out of role across a wide range of countries and should be addressed to substantially increase overall productivity. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alonso Caballero, J. L.
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Del Mar
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
Petukhova, Maria V.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Vilagut, Gemma
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Del Mar
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
Chatterji, Somnath
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Heeringa, Steven G.
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Üstün, Tevfik Bedirhan Bedirhan
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Al-Hamzawi, Ali Obaid
Iraq, Diwaniyah
Qadisia University
Viana, Maria Carmen
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Angermeyer, Matthias Claus
Austria
Centre for Public Mental Health
Bromet, Evelyn J.
United States, Stony Brook
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Bruffaerts, Ronny
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven– University Hospital Leuven
de Girolamo, Giovanni
Italy, Brescia
Irccs Centro San Giovanni Di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Florescu, Silvia E.
Bucuresti
Scoala Nationala de Sanatate Publica si Perfectionare in Domeniul Sanitar
Gureje, Oye
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Haro, Josep Maria
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
Hinkov, Hristo Ruskov
Bulgaria, Sofia
National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria
Hu, Chiyi
China, Shenzhen
Szu-shenzhen Kangning Hospital
Karam, Elie Georges
Lebanon, Beirut
Saint George Hospital University Medical Center
Kovess - Masfety, Viviane
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
Levinson, Daphna
Israel, Jerusalem
Mental Health Services Ministry of Health
Medina-Mora, M. E.
Mexico, Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente
Nakamura, Yosizkazu
Japan, Kawachi District
Jichi Medical University
Ormel, Johan Hans
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Posada-Villa, J. A.
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Sagar, Rajesh Pragna
India, New Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, new Delhi
Scott, Kate Margaret
New Zealand, Dunedin
Otago Medical School
Tsang, Adley C.
Hong Kong
Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong
Williams, David R.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Kessler, Ronald C.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Statistics
Citations: 379
Authors: 29
Affiliations: 27
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/mp.2010.101
ISSN:
13594184
e-ISSN:
14765578
Research Areas
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative