[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 129 (Thursday, July 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38223-38224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15180]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-08-0630]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Work Organization Predictors of Depression in Women--
Reinstatement--The National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Depression is a costly and debilitating occupational health
problem. Research has indicated that the costs to an organization of
treatment for depression can rival those for heart disease, and both
major depressive disorder and forms of minor depression have been found
to be associated with more disability days than other types of health
diagnoses. This may be of particular relevance for working women.
Various national and international studies indicate that women in
developed countries experience depression at up to twice the rate of
men. Studies that have examined this gender difference have focused on
social, personality, and genetic explanations while few have explored
factors in the workplace that may contribute to the gender
differential. Examples of workplace factors that may contribute to
depression among women include: additive workplace and home
responsibilities, lack of control and authority, and low paying and low
status jobs. Additionally, women are much more likely to face various
types of discrimination in the workplace than men, ranging from
harassment to inequalities in hiring and promotional opportunities, and
these types of stressors have been strongly linked with psychological
distress and other negative health outcomes. On the positive side,
organizations that are judged by their employees to value diversity and
employee development engender lower levels of employee stress, and
those that enforce policies against discrimination have more committed
employees. Such organizational practices and policies may be beneficial
for employee mental health, particularly the mental health of women.
This research focuses on the following questions: (1) Which work
organization factors are most predictive of depression in women, and
(2) are there measurable work organization factors that confer
protection against depression in women employees?
The research uses a repeated measures, prospective design with data
collection at three points (baseline and eighteen months follow-ups). A
45-minute survey is being administered by telephone to 314 women and
men at 16 different organizations. The survey contains questions about
traditional job stressors (e.g., changes in workload, social support,
work roles), stressors not traditionally examined, but which may be
linked with depressive symptoms among women (e.g., roles and
responsibilities outside of the workplace, discrimination, career
issues) depression symptoms, and company policies, programs and
practices. Analyses will determine which work organization factors are
linked with depressive symptoms and what effect the organizational
practices/policies of interest have on depression. Findings from this
prospective study will also help target future intervention efforts to
reduce occupationally-related depression in women workers. There will
be no cost to respondents. The estimated annualized burden for this
data collection is 236 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden
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Number of Average
Number of responses burden per
Respondents respondents per response
respondent (in hours)
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Employees........................ 314 1 45/60
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Dated: June 27, 2008.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-15180 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]
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