Depressive symptoms may be associated with semantic memory decline in elderly adults.

Unlabelled: Depressive symptoms are associated with a decline of episodic memory, but the relationship with semantic memory remains unclear.

Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship of depressive symptoms with the semantic memory in a community-based sample of elderly adults. The sample comprised two groups, namely, clinical (with depressive symptoms) and control.

Work-related musculoskeletal pain and its association with common mental disorders among employees of a poultry producing company in Southern Brazil.

Background: Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most common occupational problems in the industrial society and its prevalence is potentially associated with mental disorders.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal pain and its association with occurrence of common mental disorders among employees of a poultry processing company in Southern Brazil.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in 2010 with 1,103 employees aged 18 to 52 years old.

Job characteristics and musculoskeletal pain among shift workers of a poultry processing plant in Southern Brazil.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between job characteristics and musculoskeletal pain among shift workers employed at a 24-hour poultry processing plant in Southern Brazil.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 1,103 production line workers aged 18-52 years. The job characteristics of interest were shift (day/night), shift duration, and plant sector ambient temperature.