Depress？o em trabalhadores de linhas elétricas de alta tens？o

objective: to investigate the association between effort-reward imbalance and depressive symptoms among workers in high voltage power lines. methods: a cross-sectional study among 158 workers from an electric power company in northeast brazil. the main independent variables were the effort-reward imbalance model (eri) dimensions and the main dependent variable was the prevalence of depression, as measured by the center for epidemiologic studies depression (ces-d) scale. data were analyzed by multiple logistic regression techniques. results: the group of low reward workers presented a depression prevalence rate 6.2 times greater than those in the high reward group. the depression prevalence rate was 3.3 greater in workers in the situation of imbalanced effort-reward than in those in effort-reward equilibrium. conclusions: the prevalence of depression was strongly associated with psychosocial factors present in the work of electricity workers.