The quality of life and its influencing factors among assembly line workers in manufacturers of Zhongshan City
10.11763/j.issn.2095-2619.2016.06.017
- Author:
Guo-Xian HUANG
1
;
Hao CHEN
1
;
Jian-Qing FENG
1
;
Wei-Qing CHEN
Author Information
1. Zhongshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention Zhongshan,Guangdong 528403,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Quality of life;
SF-36 scale;
Manufacturers;
Assembly line;
Production workers
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2016;43(06):711-717
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current situation of the quality of life and its related factors among assembly line workers in manufacturers of Zhongshan City. METHODS: By cluster sampling method,1 485 assembly line workers from five manufacturing enterprises of Zhongshan City were selected as study subjects. The quality of life was measured by SF-36 scale. RESULTS: The dimension scores of physical functioning,physical role,body pain,general health,vitality,and social function of 1 485 workers were higher than those of normal people in Sichuan and Hangzhou( P < 0. 01). The score of emotional function dimension were higher than those of normal people in Sichuan( P < 0. 01). But the dimension score of mental health was lower than those of the normal people of Sichuan and Hangzhou( P < 0. 01). The multiple linear regression analysis result indicated that the quality of life of assembly line workers was influenced by monthly income,night shift,occupational hazard protection device and regular physical exercise( P < 0. 05). CONCLUSION: The mental health score of assembly line workers in manufacturers was low. The overall score was influenced by employment status and physical exercise.
