Construction and validation of a musculoskeletal disease risk prediction model for underground coal miners.

Objective: To understand the prevalence among underground coal miners of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), analyze the risk factors affecting MSDs, and develop and validate a risk prediction model for the development of MSDs.

Materials And Methods: MSD questionnaires were used to investigate the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among 860 underground coal miners in Xinjiang. The Chinese versions of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERI), the Burnout Scale (MBI), and the Self-Rating Depression Inventory (SDS) were used to investigate the occupational mental health status of underground coal miners.

Decreased chromobox homologue 7 expression is associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition and poor prognosis in cervical cancer.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the chromobox homologue 7 (CBX7) expression with the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cervical cancer (CC), as well as with the disease prognosis. CBX7, E-cadherin (E-cad), and vimentin (VIM) expression levels were detected with immunohistochemistry. The relationship between the expression of CBX7, E-cad, and VIM expression and conventional clinicopathological characteristics of CC were evaluated.

The relationship between occupational stress, musculoskeletal disorders and the mental health of coal miners: The interaction between BDNF gene, TPH2 gene polymorphism and the environment.

Objective: Mental disorders are prevalent among the population and seriously endanger people's working ability as well as their physical and mental health. This study employed stratified cluster random sampling to examine occupational stress, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the mental health status of 1675 coal miners in Xinjiang.

Methods: A cross-sectional investigation was carried out, and BDNF (rs6265, rs10835210) gene polymorphism and TPH2(rs4570625, rs4131347) gene polymorphism were identified in 30% of the study's participants.

Effects of Occupational Radiation Exposure on Job Stress and Job Burnout of Medical Staff in Xinjiang, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.

BACKGROUND Although the potential effects of long-term and low-dose radiation exposure on physical health have attracted considerable attention, few systematic evaluations have been reported regarding the mental health of occupational groups. This study sought to investigate the effects of occupational radiation exposure on job stress and job burnout of medical radiation staff. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using cluster random sampling, a total of 1573 medical radiation workers were initially selected from 10 hospitals in Xinjiang, China, and 1396 valid questionnaires were finally collected.

A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Survey of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Analysis of Its Influencing Factors among Coal Mine Workers in Xinjiang.

This study is to investigate the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the influencing factors among coal mine workers employed in on-site operations. The job burnout scale and MSD scale were implemented to investigate a random sample of 1,500 coal mine workers working in on-site operations in Xinjiang, China. In total, 1,325 valid questionnaires were collected, with a recovery rate of 88.

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

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.