Working Conditions and Mental Health Status Related With Occupational Injury of Korean Outdoor Workers

Lee, Wanhyung; Lee, Junhyeong; Kim, Ui-Jin; Yoon, Jin Ha; Choi, Won-Jun; Ham, Seunghon; Chung, Eun Kyo; Kang, Suk Bong

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“…In her classic, Little Women , 25 Louisa May Alcott said, “Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.” Some workers, especially those working outdoors, are unable to avoid direct sunlight exposure and can be classified as a vulnerable population. 26 27 …”

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Sunlight exposure and eye disorders in an economically active population: data from the KNHANES 2008-2012

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Ann Occup Environ Med

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Background Sunlight exposure is a major risk factor for eye disorders. Most outdoor workers cannot avoid sunlight exposure. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between outdoor sunlight exposure and eye disorders in an economically active population. Methods This study analyzed the 2008–2012 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey data. Sunlight exposure was categorized as < 5 hours and > 5 hours. We also analyzed the dose-dependent relationship between exposure to sunlight and eye disorders (cataracts, pterygium, and age-related macular degeneration [AMD]) using data from 2010 to 2012 by subdividing the exposure groups into < 2 hours, 2–5 hours, and ≥ 5 hours. Eye disorders were diagnosed by an ophthalmologist. The study participants were stratified by sex, and the results were analyzed using the χ 2 test and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results In the female group, the odds ratio of pterygium in the high-level sunlight exposure group was 1.47 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15–1.89). Regarding AMD, the odds ratios were 1.42 (95% CI: 1.16–1.73), 1.33 (95% CI: 1.03–1.73), and 1.58 (95% CI: 1.15–2.16) in the total, male, and female groups, respectively. Analysis of the dose-response relationship revealed that the odds ratios of pterygium in the high-level sunlight exposure subgroups of the total and female groups were 1.62 (95% CI: 1.25–2.08) and 2.00 (95% CI: 1.39–2.88), respectively. Conclusions This study demonstrated a relationship between sunlight exposure and eye disorders in an economically active population. Women were found to be especially vulnerable to pterygium. However, additional prospective studies to clarify the pathophysiology of pterygium are needed.

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Sunlight exposure and eye disorders in an economically active population: data from the KNHANES 2008-2012

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“…Noise pollution can have a series of detrimental effects on workers, the most common effect being irreversible loss of hearing [ 39 , 40 ]. Other undesirable health outcomes include mental problems resulting from sleep disturbance [ 41 ]. In China, hearing protective equipment is rarely provided to migrant construction workers [ 28 ].…”

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Influences of Migrant Construction Workers’ Environmental Risk Perception on Their Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from China

Yao

Luo

Yang

2020

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Employing Chinese General Social Survey 2013 data (N = 678), this study examines the influences of migrant construction workers’ environmental risk perception (ERP) on their physical and mental health. The ERP of migrant construction workers is characterized by six dimensions: perceptions of air pollution, industrial waste pollution and noise pollution at working sites, and perceptions of domestic waste pollution, water pollution and food pollution at living sites. The results indicate that migrant construction workers with stronger ERP have better physical and mental health. The results also suggest the influences of ERP on the physical and mental health of migrant construction workers with different gender and age (<50 and ≥50 years) are heterogeneous. Perceptions of industrial waste pollution, noise pollution and domestic waste pollution significantly affect female workers’ physical health, but not that of male workers. The six dimensions of ERP all significantly influence male workers’ mental health, while except for domestic waste pollution perception, the other perceptions do not influence that of female workers. Perceptions of air pollution, domestic waste pollution, and water pollution significantly influence physical health of workers aged 50 and above, while those of ERP do not work on that of workers younger than 50. Perception of food pollution significantly influences mental health of workers younger than 50, but not that of workers aged 50 and above. The seemingly unrelated regression shows the results in this paper are robust.

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Associations of occupational physical activity and active transport with depressive symptoms in a middle-income country

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Working Conditions and Mental Health Status Related With Occupational Injury of Korean Outdoor Workers

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References 32 publications

Sunlight exposure and eye disorders in an economically active population: data from the KNHANES 2008-2012

Sunlight exposure and eye disorders in an economically active population: data from the KNHANES 2008-2012

Influences of Migrant Construction Workers’ Environmental Risk Perception on Their Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from China

Associations of occupational physical activity and active transport with depressive symptoms in a middle-income country

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