Quality of life of inpatients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis and its influential factors / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the quality of life ( QOL) of inpatients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis( CWP) and analyse its influential factors, and to provide a theoretical basis for effective control measures.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-eight CWP patients in a hospital were included in the study. A questionnaire survey was conducted in them using a self-designed QOL scale. A database was established by software EpiData3.1, and the obtained data were statistically analyzed by software SPSS 16.0.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 88 patients, 73( 82.9%) had middle-level QOL, with a mean QOL loss rate of 36.2%; the loss rates of physical function and somatic sensation were the highest ( 44.2% and 41.5%). The patients with stage II CWP had significantly lower physical function than those with stage I and III CWP; the physical function and social function of patients significantly decreased with age; the personal income, household income, and housing condition of the patients had a marked impact on their physical and psychological functions, and the housing condition and education level had a marked impact on their social function. The multivariate analysis showed that old age, low income,and poor housing condition were the main adverse factors for the QOL of inpatients with CWP.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The QOL of inpatients with CWP declines significantly, and their QOL is related to the age, income, and satisfaction with housing condition.</p>