Quality of life of inpatients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis and its influential factors

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. Eighty-eight CWP patients in a hospital were included in the study. A questionnaire survey was...

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Published inZhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 205
Main Authors Song, Zhi-fang, Hou, Zhi-guo, Chai, Li-li, Ji, Xian-ming, Fan, Jing-jing, Luo, Chen, Wang, Ting, Ni, Chun-hui
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.03.2013
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anthracosis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
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Summary: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. 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. 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 an
ISSN:1001-9391