Is ionizing radiation a risk factor for anxiety in employees?
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Tarih
2020
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Assoc Medica Brasileira
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
OBJECTIVE: Workers describe many physical and mental symptoms when working in radiation areas. This study aimed to assess these symptoms in radiation workers using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). METHODS: A total of 42 radiation workers (22 males and 20 females, mean age 34 +/- 7 years) and 47 control subjects (22 males and 27 females, mean age 31 +/- 8 years) who work in non-radiation areas in the hospital were included in the study. All participants anonymously filled out the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) questionnaire. RESULTS: The demographic data of workers were not significantly different between groups. In the BAI, the dizzy or lightheaded (p =0.01), terrified (p= 0.01), unsteady (p=0.02), heart-pounding and racing (p=0.02) items were significantly higher in the radiation-exposed group compared to the control group. vertical bar The BAI score was also significantly higher in the radiation-exposed group (11.1 +/- 6.8 vs. 8.7 +/- 3.8, p =0.04) CONCLUSION: These results suggest the possibility that radiation may play a role in the psychometric properties of workers. The effects of radiation on the health of employees need to be further investigated and understood.
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Radiation, Ionizing, Anxiety, Psychological Tests, Stress, Psychological/etiology, Occupational Diseases
Kaynak
Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira
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Q4
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N/A
Cilt
66
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12
