근골격계통증 관련요인이 건설업 근로자의 심리적 건강에 미치는 영향 = Effect of Musculoskeletal Pain-Related Factors on Psychological Health of Construction Workers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objective: This study aims to investigate the impact of work environmental hazard factors and the presence of musculoskeletal pains on psychological occupational health issues such as overall fatigue, anxiety, and depression in construction industry.
Background: Construction workers are exposed to musculoskeletal pains and psychological occupational health issues.
Method: This study utilized the 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) data to select 834 construction site workers as research participants. Surveys were conducted to gather information on worker characteristics, exposure to hazard factors, musculoskeletal pains, and psychological occupational health issues.
Results: Among construction site workers, 4.3% reported experiencing anxiety, 30.5% reported experiencing overall fatigue, and 48.2% reported experiencing depression.
According to the results of the binary logistic regression analysis, it was found that working more than 53 hours per week, engaging in cold work for more than 2 hours, and manual heavy loads handling for more than 2 hours were factors overall fatigue.
Tasks involving exposure to vapor for more than 2 hours and exposure to tobacco smoke for more than 4 hours were associated with higher levels of anxiety, while temporary employment was linked to higher levels of depression. This study also revealed that the presence of musculoskeletal pains significantly influenced overall fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Overall fatigue was 2.239 times more likely when reporting back pain, 3.561 times more likely when reporting upper limb pain, and 2.521 times more likely when reporting lower limb pain. Similarly, anxiety was 6.280 times more likely when reporting back pain and 9.964 times more likely when reporting lower limb pain. In the case of depression, reporting back pain was associated with a 1.625 times higher likelihood, and reporting upper limb pain was associated with a 1.457 times higher likelihood of experiencing depression.
Conclusion: Exposure to hazard factors at the workplace and the presence of musculoskeletal pains were found to have an impact on psychological occupational health issues among construction industry workers, including overall fatigue anxiety, and depression.
Application: The findings of this study suggest that the nature of work and the work environment in the construction industry are also associated with workers' psychological occupational health issues. Therefore, this highlights the need for comprehensive management and intervention strategies in the construction industry.