Prevalence of palmar hyperhidrosis and mental health status analysis among 25 680 soldiers
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2015.03.021
- VernacularTitle:25 680名军人手汗症患病情况及心理健康分析
- Author:
Lihuan ZHU
;
Zhaotong LU
;
Xingqiang WANG
;
Shujian PAN
;
Xianwu XU
;
Tao LI
;
Deyuan ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Palmar hyperhidrosis;
Military;
Symptom checklist-90;
Epidemiological survey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2015;24(3):265-267
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate palmar hyperhidrosis (PH) and the effects on mental health in a military command.Methods 26 392 soldiers were enrolled in this study by stratified-cluster random sampling.Each was required to complete a self-administered questionnaire regarding PH.The soldiers were assessed with symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90) and the factor scores were compared with army norm and civilian norm.Results A total of 25680 subjects fulfilled the questionnaires,and the response rate was 97.3%.The prevalence of PH in the survey sample was 2.66% and the mild,moderate,and severe PH were 1.49%,0.83%,and 0.34%,respectively.The total mean score of SCL-90 in soldiers with PH (1.72±0.54) was higher than those none PH soldiers (1.65±0.58),civilian norm (1.49±0.41) and military norm (1.63±0.30).Multiple regression analysis showed that age,level of education and severity of PH were important factors for mental health of soldiers with PH (P<0.05).Conclusion PH is more common in the military,which affect the mental health.The health service departments should pay attention to the treatment and psychological intervention of PH.