SUMMARY
AbstrakLatar belakang: Masalah mental emosional pada pekerja perusahaan dapat menurunkan produktivitas kerja. Oleh karena itu perlu diidentifikasi faktor-faktor risiko terhadap masalah mental emosional (GME) pada pekerja industri kimia. Metode: Pada penelitian kros seksional ini subjek dipilih secara purposif di antara pekerja industri kimia di Banten yang melakukan pemeriksaan kesehatan (MCU) pada akhir tahun 2010. Data yang dikumpulkan antara lain demografi, kebiasaan (merokok, olahraga, konsumsi alkohol), pekerjaan (stresor kerja, kerja gilir), kadar gula darah puasa, dan hasil pemeriksaan psiko-psikiatrik. Hasil:Subjek yang mengalami dan tidak mengalami GME nampaknya terdistribusi sama dari segi jenis kelamin, usia, kebiasaan merokok, kebiasaan olahraga, kerja gilir, serta kadar gula darah puasa. Subjek yang minum alkohol dibandingkan yang tidak minum alkohol berisiko 2,3 kali mengalami GME [risiko relatif suaian (RRa) = 2,26; 95% interval kepercayaan (CI) = 0,89-8,83; P=0,114]. Di samping itu, dibandingkan dengan pekerja stresor kerja ringan, pekerja yang mengalami stresor kerja sedang maupun berat memiliki peningkatan risiko GME. Subjek dengan stresor kerja sedang dibandingkan yang dengan stresor kerja ringan mempunyai 67% lebih tinggi risiko masalah mental (RRa = 1,67; P = 0,022). Sedangkan subjek dengan stresor kerja berat dibandingkan yang dengan stresor kerja ringan memiliki risiko 3,6 kali lipat mengalami GME (RRa = 3,56; P=0,031). Dibandingkan dengan pekerja yang memiliki indeks massa tubuh (IMT) normal, hanya pekerja dengan obesitas 1 yang berkaitan dengan masalah mental emosional, yaitu 38% kurang untuk mendapatkan risiko GME (RRa = 0,62; P = 0,031). Kesimpulan:Stresor kerja sedang maupun berat serta konsumsi alkohol meningkatkan risiko GME pada pekerja industri kimia. (Health Science Indones 2013;1:17-21)Kata kunci: stresor kerja, obesitas, alkohol, masalah mental emosionalAbstractBackground: Mental emotional problem in workers may reduce work productivity. It is therefore necessary to identify the risk factors for mental emotional problem in chemical industry workers. Methods: In this cross sectional study subjects were selected purposively among chemical industry workers in Banten (Indonesia) who performed medical check up (MCU) at the end of 2010. Data collected included demographics, habits (smoking, sport, alcohol consumption), work (work stressors, shift work), fasting blood sugar levels, and psycho-psychiatric examination.Results: Subjects with and without mental emotional problem seemed equally distributed in terms of gender, age, smoking habits, sport, work system, as well as fasting blood sugar levels. Subjects who consumed alcohol than who did not consume alcohol had 2.3 times risk to be having a mental emotional problem [adjusted relative risk (RRa) = 2.26; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.89 - 8.83, P = 0.114]. In addition, compared with workers who experienced light work stressors, workers who experienced moderate or severe work stressors had increased risk to be distress. Subjects who had moderate work stressors than mild work stressors had 67% higher risk to be mental emotional problem (RRa = 1.67; P = 0.022). Whereas subjects who had severe work stressors than mild had a 3.6-fold risk to be mental emotional problem (RRa = 3.56, P = 0.031). Compared with workers who had a normal body mass index (BMI), the obese 1 workers only who related to mental emotional problem which was 38% less to be mental emotional problem (RRa = 0.62; P = 0.031). Conclusion: Work stressors as well as heavy alcohol consumption increased the risk of mental emotional problem in chemical industry workers. (Health Science Indones 2013;1:17-21) Key words: work stressors, alcohol, mental emotional problem