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[Abstract] Objective: To investigate the anxiety and depression situation of building and maintaining workers in plateau area, and to analysis related factors to formulate reasonable preventive measures. Methods: 300 building and maintaining workers in certain plateau area were selected as the survey objects. Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and the Depression Scale (HAMD) were respectively used to investigate the anxiety and depression situation by questionnaire. SPSS18.0 software was used to analyze the related factors by using univariate factor analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis, and then to make scientific and reasonable preventive measures according to the analysis result. Results: 300 building and maintaining workers in the survey, there were 25 workers with anxious mood, with the rate of 8.33%, and 23 workers of depressive mood, with the rate of 7.67%. The results of univariate analysis showed that there were significantly differences in such factors’ comparison of the number of staff anxiety as education level, working altitude, a history of plateau or not, plateau working years, the only child or not, personality characteristics, family support or not, social support or not , etc.(P < 0.05), and in such factors’ comparison of the number of staff depression as education level, a history of plateau or not, the only child or not, personality characteristics, family support or not, social support or not, etc.(P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed influence factors of staff anxiety, according to the degree of risk, were working altitude higher than 2500 m (OR=8.264), a history of plateau (OR=7.854), plateau working years less than or equal to 3 years (OR=7.124), education level of high school (OR=6.843), no family support (OR=6.101), no social support (OR=5.249), personality characteristics of introversion (OR=4.268), only a child (OR=3.527) in turn, and staff depression, according to the degree of risk, were a history of plateau (OR=7.695), personality characteristics of introversion (OR=6.952), only a child (OR=5.418), education level of high school (OR=4.346), no family support (OR=3.872) and no social support (OR=3.721) in turn. Conclusion: The risk factors are education level, personality characteristics, altitude, etc. of influencing the anxiety and depression situation of building and maintaining workers in plateau area, and it should make scientific and reasonable preventive measures according to the specific circumstances of the staff.
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