산업재해 근로자의 사회적 지지가 주관적 건강에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Background: Social support contributes directly and indirectly to maintaining physical, mental, and social well-being. The aim of thestudy was to identify the impact of social support on self-rated health among Korean industrial accident workers. Methods: This study used data from the panel study of workers’ compensation insurance (PSWCI). The final subjects were 2,759workers who responded to a 2018 to 2020 PSWCI. Social support was defined as social contact with friends, neighbors, family, andsocial participation activities like religious activity, social activity, and club activity. Multivariate logistic regression analysis wasperformed to investigate causal relationships between social support and self-rated health using a generalized estimating equationmodel. Results: Proportion of workers’ good self-rated health steadily increased (2018: n=1,447, 63.2%; 2019: n=1,542, 66.2%; 2020:n=1,653, 67.3%). Higher levels of social contacts with friend (worse: reference; same: β=0.442) and higher levels of social activity(yes: reference; no: β=-0.173) were especially associated with good self-rated health. Conclusion: This study confirmed social support positively influenced self-rated health among the self-rated health of industrialinjured workers. The results of this study suggested that recovery policies that the government served should include programsenhancing social support for improving health among industrial injured workers.