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Prevalence of annoy...
Prevalence of annoyance attributed to electrical equipment and smells in a Swedish population, and relationship with subjective health and daily functioning
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- Carlsson, Frida (author)
- Lund University
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- Karlson, B (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin,Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin,Medicinska fakulteten,Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University,Department of Laboratory Medicine,Faculty of Medicine
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- Ørbaek, P (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin,Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin,Medicinska fakulteten,Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University,Department of Laboratory Medicine,Faculty of Medicine,National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark
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- Österberg, Kai (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Arbetsorganisation och hälsa,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Environmental health and occupational health,Lund University Research Groups
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- Östergren, Per-Olof (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Socialmedicin och global hälsa,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Social Medicine and Global Health,Lund University Research Groups
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- Elsevier BV, 2005
- 2005
- English 10 s.
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In: Public Health. - : Elsevier BV. - 1476-5616 .- 0033-3506. ; 119:7, s. 568-577
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Abstract
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- BACKGROUND: Self-reported annoyance from electrical equipment has been in evidence since the mid-1980s, and the first reports of illness from everyday chemicals arose in the 1960s. However, the extent of the problem has not yet been fully established.AIMS: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of annoyance related to electrical and chemical factors in a Swedish general population, and to assess possible relationships with subjective health and daily functioning.METHODS: In total, 13,604 subjects, representative of the population of Scania, Sweden, answered a survey containing five questions regarding annoyance from five environmental factors: fluorescent tube lighting, visual display units, other electrical equipment, air that smells of chemicals, and other smells. The survey also obtained data on self-reported health (SRH-7), mental well-being [General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-12], work situation and daily functioning.RESULTS: Almost one-third of the respondents reported annoyance from at least one environmental factor. Annoyance was more frequent among women, subjects of working age and immigrants. Subjects who reported environmental annoyance scored higher on GHQ-12 and lower on SRH-7, indicating impaired subjective physical and mental well-being. They were also more likely to report deteriorated daily functioning.CONCLUSIONS: Annoyance related to electrical and/or chemical factors was common in a Swedish population. Subjects reporting environmental annoyance rated their overall health significantly poorer than the general population. The association with subjective health and functional capacity increased with severity of annoyance, which suggests that there is some connection between environmental annoyance, well-being and functional capacity.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Adult
- Electricity
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Electronics
- Environmental Exposure
- Equipment and Supplies
- Female
- Health Status Indicators
- Humans
- Male
- Mental Health
- Middle Aged
- Odors
- Prevalence
- Smell
- Stress, Psychological
- Sweden
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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- ref (subject category)
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