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After more persuasive interviewers were brought in -- over the last two weeks of the recruitment period -- the response rates jumped to 72.5% (Dewa, 745).
Results: Using the World Health Organization's Health and Work Performance Questionnaire the authors showed that those who received treatment for depression "…were significantly more likely to be highly productive" than were workers who had "moderate or [a] severe depressive episodes" but did not receive treatment for depression (Dewa, 743). The negative news associated with this research is that only half of the Canadian workers who indicated some depression on the questionnaire actually agreed to get help.
Discussion: Being an older female greatly increased the odds of being in the highest group in terms of productivity following treatment for depression (Dewa, 747). The authors suggested that females may...
Moreover, the authors suggest that it is not clear as to what "high job performance" is compared with "low job performance," and in future studies those terms need to be more fully understood.
Hypothesis III: results show that mental disorders "…are significantly associated with work productivity," and there is a "positive association between treatment and work productivity" (Dewa, 749).
Works Cited
Birnbaum, Howard C., Cremieux, Pierre Y., Greenberg, Paul E., and Kessler, Ronald C. (2000).
Management of Major Depression in the Workplace. Disease Management and Health
Outcomes. 7(3), 163-171.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Depression. Retrieved May 9, 2012,…
Works Cited
Birnbaum, Howard C., Cremieux, Pierre Y., Greenberg, Paul E., and Kessler, Ronald C. (2000).
Management of Major Depression in the Workplace. Disease Management and Health
Outcomes. 7(3), 163-171.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Depression. Retrieved May 9, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/implementation/topics/depression.html.
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