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. 2011;59(2):120-5.
doi: 10.5578/tt.1606.

Quality of life, depression and anxiety in young male patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting

Tekin Yildiz  1 , Altan Eşsizoğlu, Suna Onal, Güngör Ateş, Levent Akyildiz, Aziz Yaşan, Cihan Akgül Özmen, Arif Hikmet Cimrin
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Quality of life, depression and anxiety in young male patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting

Tekin Yildiz et al. Tuberk Toraks. 2011.
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the quality of life, depression and anxiety in patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting. This study was conducted on 50 young male patients with silicosis and 30 controls. A socio-demographic data form, Short Form-36 (SF-36), the Beck depression inventory (BDI) and the Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) were used to determine quality of life, depression and anxiety. The mean scores of SF-36, BDI and BAI were higher in the patients than in the controls. Correlation analysis revealed a strong negative correlation between all scales of SF-36 and BDI scores. Additionally, there was strong negative correlation between five scales of SF-36 and BAI scores. We suggest that silicosis might be detrimental to the quality of life and increase depression and anxiety in patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting.

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