Factors Affecting Health-related Quality of Life on Korean Blue-collar Workers.
10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.2.94
- Author:
Won Ju HWANG
1
;
Yunhee PARK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Health-related quality of life;
Depression;
Self-efficacy;
Blue-collar workers
- MeSH:
Depression;
Education;
Health Personnel;
Humans;
Linear Models;
Quality of Life*
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2015;24(2):94-102
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate Korean blue-collar workers' Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and influencing factors in Korean blue-collar workers. METHODS: Participants in this study were 109 Korean blue-collar workers. The survey included health-related, work-related, and psycho-social factors. SF-36 was used to measure HRQoL. The data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: In the hierarchical linear regression model, when subjects' psycho-social variables were included in the regression model, R2 change was statistically significant. The significant predictors for HRQoL were education level (beta=.26, p=.023), depression (beta=-.38, p<.001), and self-efficacy (beta=.23, p<.001). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that health care providers must have priority to consider psycho-social variables, especially depression and self-efficacy to improve HRQoL in Korean blue-collar workers.
