Abstract
BACKGROUND: To know the prevalence of emotional disorders in a working population. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Workers in four companies: construction (A), automobile components (B), electrical and electronic systems (C) and management services (D). The design of the study was cross-sectional with the GHQ-28 questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence fluctuated between 8,4% (A) and 24,0% (D). Sex, age, educational level and occupation showed significance differences in some companies. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest an important prevalence of emotional disorders that likely increase as there will be more firms of services.
| Translated title of the contribution | Emotional disorders in the working population: An emerging problem in occupational health? |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 493-495 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Medicina Clinica |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 7 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Emotional disorders
- Occupational health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
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