[Federal Register: March 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 52)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-0920-0630]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send comments to Dr. Maryam Daneshvar, CDC Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information
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is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 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 major
and minor depressive disorders which 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 1-year and 2-year 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. In our previous collection (2002), one Human Resource (HR)
representative at each company was also surveyed about company
policies, programs and practices. No HR representatives will be
contacted for this survey. 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. This study is being renewed in order to finish data
collection. There will be no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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No. of Average burden
Respondents No. of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Employees................................... 314 1 45/60 236
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Dated: March 5, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports and Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-5257 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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