Effects of Providing Health Education to Workers for the Management of Liver Disease Screened by Periodic Health Surveys
- Author:
Mee Ra LEE
1
;
Jin Seok KIM
Author Information
1. LIGnex1 Kumi company, Kumi, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Health education;
Liver;
Health behaviour;
Gamma-glutamyltransferase
- MeSH:
Alanine Transaminase;
Alcohol Drinking;
Aspartate Aminotransferases;
Body Mass Index;
Education;
gamma-Glutamyltransferase;
Health Education;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Linear Models;
Liver Diseases;
Liver;
Male;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Waist Circumference
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2013;22(4):324-333
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to compare the changes in the levels of liver enzymes after providing health education to workers. METHODS: Among 909 electronics-manufacturing workers, 96 (10.6%) workers had abnormal liver functions. Of these, male workers were randomly assigned into either the health education experimental group (48 [52.2%]) or the control group (44 [47.8%]). Depending on the level of participation in the health education, workers in the experimental group were classified into the participation (32 [34.8%]) and non-participation groups (16 [17.4%]). Changes in the levels of liver enzymes were compared among three groups.
