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AI InsightAccording to the regression analysis, the presence of respiratory system complaints was found to be a significant risk factor foranxiety, depression, and anxiety plus depression.CONCLUSION: In conclusion, smoking and anxiety/depression were found to be the conditions affecting more than half of the workerswith occupational exposure.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relation of smoking with anxiety and depression in workers who wereexposed to occupational risk factors. For this purpose, working time, smoking status, nicotine dependence, and respiratory functions ofthe workers who were exposed to physical and/or chemical harmful substances were evaluated and the presence of anxiety/depressionwas investigated.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Male workers who were exposed to occupational risk factors such as solvents, heavy metals, and dust andvisited the outpatient clinic for occupational diseases within a one-year period were included. Pulmonary Function Test and FagerströmTest for Nicotine Dependence were performed. Anxiety and depression statuses of the workers were assessed using the Hospital Anxietyand Depression Scale.RESULTS: The mean age of 665 male workers was 45 y (range, 38-48 y), and they were most commonly exposed to solvents (45.9%), fol-lowed by heavy metal fume/dust (20.9%). Of the workers, 252 (37.9%) had anxiety, 294 (44.2%) had depression, and 171 (25.7%) hadboth. More than half of the workers in each occupation/exposure group were smokers. Respiratory complaints were present in 34% of theworkers. According to the regression analysis, the presence of respiratory system complaints was found to be a significant risk factor foranxiety, depression, and anxiety plus depression.CONCLUSION: In conclusion, smoking and anxiety/depression were found to be the conditions affecting more than half of the workerswith occupational exposure.