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Common Mental Disorders among Occupational Groups: Contributions of the Latent Class Model
Joint Authors
Bernardes Santos, Kionna Oliveira
Martins Carvalho, Fernando
de Araújo, Tânia Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) is widely used for evaluating common mental disorders.
However, few studies have evaluated the SRQ-20 measurements performance in occupational groups.
This study aimed to describe manifestation patterns of common mental disorders symptoms among workers populations, by using latent class analysis.
Methods.
Data derived from 9,959 Brazilian workers, obtained from four cross-sectional studies that used similar methodology, among groups of informal workers, teachers, healthcare workers, and urban workers.
Common mental disorders were measured by using SRQ-20.
Latent class analysis was performed on each database separately.
Results.
Three classes of symptoms were confirmed in the occupational categories investigated.
In all studies, class I met better criteria for suspicion of common mental disorders.
Class II discriminated workers with intermediate probability of answers to the items belonging to anxiety, sadness, and energy decrease that configure common mental disorders.
Class III was composed of subgroups of workers with low probability to respond positively to questions for screening common mental disorders.
Conclusions.
Three patterns of symptoms of common mental disorders were identified in the occupational groups investigated, ranging from distinctive features to low probabilities of occurrence.
The SRQ-20 measurements showed stability in capturing nonpsychotic symptoms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bernardes Santos, Kionna Oliveira& Martins Carvalho, Fernando& de Araújo, Tânia Maria. 2016. Common Mental Disorders among Occupational Groups: Contributions of the Latent Class Model. Psychiatry Journal،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115612
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bernardes Santos, Kionna Oliveira…[et al.]. Common Mental Disorders among Occupational Groups: Contributions of the Latent Class Model. Psychiatry Journal No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115612
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bernardes Santos, Kionna Oliveira& Martins Carvalho, Fernando& de Araújo, Tânia Maria. Common Mental Disorders among Occupational Groups: Contributions of the Latent Class Model. Psychiatry Journal. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115612
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115612