Effects of Providing Health Education to Workers for the Management of Liver Disease Screened by Periodic Health Surveys / 한국직업건강간호학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
;
: 324-333, 2013.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-38723
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was conducted to compare the changes in the levels of liver enzymes after providing health education to workers.METHODS:
Among 909 electronics-manufacturing workers, 96 (10.6%) workers had abnormal liver functions. Of these, male workers were randomly assigned into either the health education experimental group (48 [52.2%]) or the control group (44 [47.8%]). Depending on the level of participation in the health education, workers in the experimental group were classified into the participation (32 [34.8%]) and non-participation groups (16 [17.4%]). Changes in the levels of liver enzymes were compared among three groups.RESULTS:
The changes in the levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase (r-GTP) in the participation, non-participation, and control groups were -25.3+/-54.5 IU/L, -4.4+/-24.1 IU/L, and -5.3+/-38.8 IU/L, respectively (p=.036). Aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, waist circumference, body mass index, daily alcohol consumption, weekly exercise, and changes in smoking habits in the 3 groups did not differ significantly. In the multiple linear regression analysis, the variable of education participation revealed a significant regression coefficient of -25.10 when the change in r-GTP levels was the dependent variable.CONCLUSION:
A brief health education targeted towards the management of liver disease among workers improved r-GTP levels.
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Main subject:
Aspartate Aminotransferases
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Smoke
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Alcohol Drinking
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Smoking
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Body Mass Index
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Linear Models
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Health Education
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Health Surveys
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Alanine Transaminase
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Education
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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