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  • Clausen, GeoDTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden (författare)

Children's health and its association with indoor environments in Danish homes and daycare centres - methods

  • Artikel/kapitelEngelska2012

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  • 2012-03-31
  • Hindawi Limited,2012
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  • LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:ri-51159
  • https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-51159URI
  • https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00777.xDOI
  • https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-38474URI

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  • Språk:engelska
  • Sammanfattning på:engelska

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  • Ämneskategori:art swepub-publicationtype

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  • The principle objective of the Danish research program 'Indoor Environment and Children's Health' (IECH) was to explore associations between various exposures that children experience in their indoor environments (specifically their homes and daycare centers) and their well-being and health. The targeted health endpoints were allergy, asthma, and certain respiratory symptoms. The study was designed with two stages. In the first stage, a questionnaire survey was distributed to more than 17000 families with children between the ages of 1 and 5. The questionnaire focused on the children's health and the environments within the homes they inhabited and daycare facilities they attended. More than 11000 questionnaires were returned. In the second stage, a subsample of 500 children was selected for more detailed studies, including an extensive set of measurements in their homes and daycare centers and a clinical examination; all clinical examinations were carried out by the same physician. In this study, the methods used for data collection within the IECH research program are presented and discussed. Furthermore, initial findings are presented regarding descriptors of the study population and selected characteristics of the children's dwellings and daycare centers. Practical Implications: This study outlines methods that might be followed by future investigators conducting large-scale field studies of potential connections between various indoor environmental factors and selected health endpoints. Of particular note are (i) the two-stage design - a broad questionnaire-based survey followed by a more intensive set of measurements among a subset of participants who have been selected based on their responses to the questionnaire; (ii) the case-base approach utilized in the stage 2 in contrast to the more commonly used case-control approach; (iii) the inclusion of the children's daycare environment when conducting intensive sampling to more fully capture the children's total indoor exposure; and (iv) all clinical examinations conducted by the same physician. We recognize that future investigators are unlikely to fully duplicate the methods outlined in this study, but we hope that it provides a useful starting point in terms of factors that might be considered when designing such a study.

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  • Høst, Arne H.Odense University Hospital, Denmark (författare)
  • Toftum, J.DTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (författare)
  • Bekö, GabrielDTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (författare)
  • Weschler, Charles J.DTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA; Rutgers University, USA (författare)
  • Callesen, Michael ThudeOdense University Hospital, Denmark (författare)
  • Buhl, Susanne BergholtOdense City Government and Administration, Denmark (författare)
  • Ladegaard, Mette BillNyborg Town Administration, Denmark (författare)
  • Langer, SarkaRISE,SP Sveriges tekniska forskningsinstitut,IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden (författare)
  • Andersen, BirgitteDTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (författare)
  • Sundell, JanDTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; Chongqing University, China (författare)
  • Bornehag, Carl-Gustaf,1957-Karlstads universitet,Avdelningen för hälsa och miljö(Swepub:kau)caguborn (författare)
  • Sigsgaard, TorbenUniversity of Aarhus, Denmark (författare)
  • DTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, SwedenOdense University Hospital, Denmark (creator_code:org_t)

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  • Ingår i:Indoor Air: Hindawi Limited22:6, s. 467-4750905-69471600-0668

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