[A comparative study on quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients between from rural migrant workers and from a state-owned enterprise in Zhaotong City Yunnan Province].

Objective: To compare the quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients between from rural migrant workers and from a state-owned enterprises in Zhaotong City Yunnan Province, and to explore the factors influencing quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients. Methods: In August 2017, 83 patients from rural migrant workers in Zhaotong City Yunnan Province and 126 pneumoconiosis patients from a state-owned coal mining enterprises were selected as target population. World Health Organization on Quality of Life Brief Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) and self-designed questionnaires were used to collect information from two groups. The demographic information, health status and quality of life of two groups were compared. The factors influencing quality of life were analyzed by multi-liner regression analyses. Results: Average annual household income of rural migrant workers group was lower than that of state-owned enterprises group, and the average annual household expenditure for health of rural migrant workers group was higher than that of state-owned enterprises group (P<0.01) . Overall score of WHOQOL-BREF and scores for four domains including physiology, psychology, social relationship and environment of rural migrant workers group were lower than the scores of patients from state-owned enterprises group (P<0.01) . The result of multi-liner regression analysis showed that average annual household income (b=0.00015, 95%CI: 0.00010-0.00020) , being rural migrant workers (b=-5.904, 95%CI: -8.436--3.372) , better action ability (b=2.595, 95%CI: 0.706-4.483) and have complication (b=-2.542, 95%CI: -4.698--0.387) were factors influencing overall score of WHOQOL-BREF of pneumoconiosis patients (P<0.05) . Conclusion: The quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients from rural migrant workers is lower than that from state-owned enterprises. And the average annual household income, action ability and having complication or not are factors influencing the quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients.

Work and home stress: associations with anxiety and depression symptoms.

BACKGROUND: In the evolving work environment of global competition, the associations between work and home stress and psychological well-being are not well understood. AIMS: To examine the impact of psychosocial stress at work and at home on anxiety and depression. METHODS: In medically healthy employed men and women (aged 30-60), serial regression analyses were used to determine the independent association of psychosocial stress at work and at home with depression symptoms, measured using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and anxiety symptoms, measured using the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Psychosocial stress at work was measured using the Job Content Questionnaire to assess job psychological demands, job control, job social support and job insecurity. Psychosocial stress at home was assessed by 12 questions including stress at home, personal problems, family demands and feelings about home life. RESULTS: Serial regression analyses in 129 subjects revealed that job insecurity and home stress were most strongly associated with depression and anxiety symptoms. Job insecurity accounted for 9% of the variation both in BDI-II scores and in STAI scores. Home stress accounted for 13 and 17% of the variation in BDI-II scores and STAI scores, respectively. In addition, job social support was significantly and independently associated with STAI scores but not BDI-II scores. CONCLUSIONS: Work and home stress were associated with anxiety and depression symptoms in both men and women. Both work and home stress should be considered in studies evaluating anxiety and depression in working populations.