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Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System، جلد ۱، شماره ۱، صفحات ۲۷-۰
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عنوان انگلیسی The Relationship between Mercury Exposure and Psychological Health Status of Dentists
چکیده انگلیسی مقاله Abstract Background/Objective: This study was undertaken to address psychological health effects of dentists’ exposure to low ambient levels of mercury. Methods: One hundred and six dentists and 94 general practitioners were randomly selected from clinics in Shiraz city, Iran. Subjects were asked to complete the Persian version of General Health Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using χ2 test, independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney’s U test. Results: Both groups were similar as far as all demographic variables, except age, were concerned. No significant difference was noted between the dentists’ mean total score of GHQ-28 (17.9) and that of referent subjects (16.34). These scores were significantly lower than the cut-off point of 23 (P< 0.01). The mean scores for somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, and depression were significantly higher in dentists than in the referent subjects. The results also showed a significant association between GHQ-28 total scores and length of exposure to mercury (P=0.034); with increase in the job tenure, GHQ-28 total score also increased, indicating a decrement in psychological health status. Conclusion: The current findings revealed that, in general, the dentists’ psychological health status was poorer than the referent subjects. Additionally, in all GHQ subscales, the dentists’ scores were significantly different from those of their counterparts. Given the fact that exposure to mercury is the most important differentiating variable between both groups, and that neuropsychological disorders are the most common toxic effect of mercury, the difference between psychological health status of the two groups is likely to be related to exposure to mercury. Please cite this article as: Choobineh AR, Neghab M, Rostami R, Hassanzadeh J, Soleimani E, Daneshmandi H. The Relationship between Mercury Exposure and Psychological Health Status of Dentists. J Health Sci Surveillance Sys. 2013;1(1):27-32. Keywords: Dentist; Mental health; Mercury
کلیدواژه‌های انگلیسی مقاله Dentist,Mental health,Mercury
نویسندگان مقاله علیرضا چوبینه | alireza choobineh
research center for health sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran;

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز (Shiraz university of medical sciences)

مسعود نقاب | masoud neghab
department of occupational health, school of health and nutrition, shiraz university of medical sciences,

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز (Shiraz university of medical sciences)

رضا رستمی | reza rostami
student research committee, school of health and nutrition, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز (Shiraz university of medical sciences)

جعفر حسن زاده | jafar hassan zadeh
department of epidemiology, school of health and nutrition, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز (Shiraz university of medical sciences)

اسماعیل سلیمانی | esmaeel soleimani
student research committee, school of health and nutrition, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز (Shiraz university of medical sciences)

هادی دانشمندی | hadi daneshmandi
department of ergonomics, school of health and nutrition, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز (Shiraz university of medical sciences)

نشانی اینترنتی http://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/index.php/jhsss/article/view/5
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