Analysis on disease burden of occupational coal workers′ pneumoconiosis in Anhui Province
- Author:
HU Qiong CHEN Bao chun HU Xun jia XIE Qiao mei ZHA Wan sheng SONG Yuan chao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis Disease burden Survive Death Disability adjusted life years Economic loss Complication
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2022;49(06):635-639
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective
To analyze the disease burden caused by occupational coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) in Anhui
Methods
Province. A total of 1 649 patients with occupational CWP diagnosed in Anhui Province from 1950 to 2019 were
selected as the study subjects using a retrospective study method. Age, gender, survival time, location, working age of disease
onset, age of death, stage and date of diagnosis of CWP, comorbidities at the time of investigation, hospitalization and outpatient
expenses in the past year, cost of absence from work, cost of absence from work of caregivers, and cost of nutrition and
transportation were investigated. The years of life lost, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability adjusted life years (DALYs)
Results
and economic losses were calculated. Among these patients, 1 405 cases survived and 244 cases died. In the age range
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of 20.0 70.0 years, the YLDs of surviving patients were 2.12 22.20 (8.19±3.59) person years. The YLDs of patients with disease
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complications was higher than that of patients without complications [(8.55±3.95) (7.87±3.21) person years, <0.01]. The total
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DALYs of the patients was 14 031.59 person years, and the average per capita DALYs was 8.51 person years. Its YLDs
accounted for 82.0 % of the total DALYs. The total economic loss caused by CWP in the 1 405 surviving patients was 354.903 0
Conclusion
million yuan, and the average per capita economic loss was 252 600 yuan. The disease burden caused by CWP is
relatively high in Anhui Province. In addition to early detection, diagnosis and treatment, it is necessary to focus on prevention
and treatment of CWP complications to reduce the disease burden.
