In order to investigate the relationship among sociodemographic and job related factors, health practices and depressive mood, this survey was performed by self-reported questionnaire on 376 textile industrial workers from August to September
1994,
which included items on 8 health practice and Zung Self-rating Depression scale(Zung SDS).
@ES The results were summarized as follows ;
@EN 1. The Zung SDS scores were higher in female(50.02±6.47) and blue color(48.88±6.55) than male(46.73±6.85) and white color(46.06±7.56) and it was very significantly difference by Wilcoxon test.
2. The severity of depression mood were 9.0% of normal(20~39 SDS), 33.2% of mild(40~47 SDS), 45.3% of moderate(48~55 SDS) and 12.5% of severe(56 and more), respectively.
3. The Zung SDS scores according to the demographic variables were found to be significantly high score in the low educational level group in male, but it was high score in 20 or less age group, unmarried group and low educational level group
than
others in female.
4. The Zung SDS scores according to the job related variables were found to be significantly high scores in the shift work group, the longer overtime work group and dissatisfaction group to the job satisfaction in female, but it was not
significantly
difference in male.
5. The Zung SDS scores according to the Health practice Items were found to be significantly related to low depressive score in male as following 3 items : ① habitual physical activity ② moderate alcohol consumption ③ obesity 10.0~109.9%. The
following 4 items were found in female to be significantly related to low depressive score : ① sleeping regularly 8 hours or more per day ② eating breakfast and snacking regularly ③ no smoking ④ obesity -9.9~9.9%
6. The Zung SDS Scores were decreased according to increasing the health practice index in sex and job contents.
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