The Relationship between Psychosocial Distress and Lead Exposure Indices in Lead Workers / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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: 128-138, 2000.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-154490
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study was carried out to assess psychosocial distress of lead workers and to examine the relationship between lead exposure indices and psychosocial distress.METHODS:
The study design was cross-sectional and research subjects were 234 lead workers in primary smelting industry. General characteristics, job characteristics and social support were obtained by self-administered questionnaire and history taking. Psychosocial distress was measured using PWI(Psychosocial Well-being Index), a 45-item self-administered instrument. Blood lead(PbB), zinc protoporphyrin(ZPP), -aminolevulinic acid in urine(ALAU) were selected as indicators of lead exposure.RESULTS:
There was significant difference in PWI according to lead exposure level and job characteristics. The results of correlation analysis showed that PWI was significantly correlated with PbB(r=0.203, P=0.002).CONCLUSIONS:
Our results supported the association between lead exposure and psychosocial distress. The inclusion of psychosocial distress measurement as a special health examination for lead workers was highly recommended for the effective health management.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Zinc
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Osmeriformes
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Research Subjects
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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