Associations of occupational stress with job burn-out, depression and hypertension in coal miners of Xinjiang, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Strategies and measures for fighting occupational stress in China are inadequate. This study aimed to determine the level of occupational stress in coal miners and to assess the associations between occupational stress and job burn-out, depression and hypertension. The results could provide clues for preventive measures and strategies to improve the psychological well-being of this population.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Xinjiang Coal Administration Bureau.

Participants

Four coal mines were selected randomly (computer-generated random number-based selection process) from the 21 coal mines of Xinjiang, and all miners with >1 year of employment were screened for participation.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

A general demographic

SUBMITTER: Yong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7375507 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature