일부 건설업근로자의 직무스트레스와 구강건강관련 삶의 질과의 관련성- 대구 · 경북 농어촌지역 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study was conducted to analyze the effect of construction workers’ job stress on oral-related quality of life (OHIP-14) and provide base data to develop a dental health education program to enhance oral health and quality of life. The study conducted a survey with 401 construction workers by a self-administered questionnaire in Daegu Gyeongbuk farming and fishing regions from March to June 2016. A total of 369 questionnaires were used in the final analysis. A frequency analysis, independent sample t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were carried out on collected data using SPSS 20.0 statistics program. The results of this study are as follows. First, for job stress according to gender, the level was higher in men in all items except job instability. For job stress according to age, the level was highest in those over 50 with 2.76 in job environment and 2.59 in job with 2.59 in job requirement. Second, for job stress according to employment pattern, the job autonomy level was lowest in day work with 2.73, and the level of workplace culture item was highest in dispatch work with 2.65. For job stress according to work pattern, the stress level of day work was high in all items except those of job instability and work place culture. For job stress according to daily average work hours, the rate of organizational system was 2.67 and that of inappropriate compensation, was 2.58 in the work for over 10 hours compared to that of less than 9 hours; this finding shows that organization is not systemic and compensation is improper. Third, for oral-related quality of life, shift work and the rate of less than an average of 9 hours work was high in physical and social factors. Fourth, for the effect of job stress on oral-related life of quality, as the rates of all items except that of job requirement were high, the rate of quality of life was low. Therefore, since it is necessary to reduce the job stress of construction workers, the study intends to provide base data to construct a program to promote oral health and enhance life of quality. It is thought that it is necessary to make efforts to obtain effective results by developing and providing various programs practically available in the future.