title: The association of psychological symptoms with unintentional injuries among retired employees of a university in China.
abstract: To investigate the association of psychological symptoms with injury risk, psychological symptoms were measured using symptom checklist-90 revised (SCL-90-R) and the unintentional injury information was followed up for 1 year among retired employees at a university in China. The injury rate had a significant difference between groups of raw mean score > or =2.0 and <2.0 for SCL-90-R global factor and subscale factors of obsessive compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, depression and anxiety. After accounting for the factors of daily housework, physical activities, living alone and demographic factors, SCL-90-R global factor (odds ratio (OR) = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.20-2.91) and subscales factors of obsessive compulsiveness (OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.31-2.85), interpersonal sensitivity (OR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.09-3.02), depression (OR = 2.09, 95% CI: 1.40-3.12) and anxiety (OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.03-2.44) were still significantly associated with an elevated risk of unintentional injury among the retired employees. In order to reduce the risk of unintentional injuries among the elderly, a psychological health service should be provided in the community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. guchen@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Guanmin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Wenjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012179:Retirement; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities