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Evaluating prevalence and risk factors of building-related symptoms among office workers: Seasonal characteristics of symptoms and psychosocial and physical environmental factors

Overview of attention for article published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, April 2017
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Title
Evaluating prevalence and risk factors of building-related symptoms among office workers: Seasonal characteristics of symptoms and psychosocial and physical environmental factors
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, April 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12199-017-0645-4
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Kenichi Azuma, Koichi Ikeda, Naoki Kagi, U Yanagi, Haruki Osawa

Abstract

Psychosocial and environmental factors at the workplace play a significant role in building-related symptoms (BRSs). Environmental factors change during summer cooling and winter heating using air-conditioning systems. Thus, significant risk factors in each season need to be clarified. A nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted during summer in Japan and seasonal differences between summer and winter were evaluated. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 489 offices. Possible risk factors for BRSs associated with the work environment, indoor air quality, and job stressors were examined by multiple regression analyses. Among people having at least one BRS, the prevalence of BRSs in summer (27.8%) was slightly higher than that in winter (24.9%). High prevalence was observed for eye and nasal symptoms related to dryness and general symptoms related to psychological distress in both seasons. Analyses revealed that dryness of air was an important and significant risk factor associated with BRSs, and job stressors were significantly associated with general symptoms in both seasons. Conversely, humidity was a significant risk factor of general symptoms in summer (odds ratio, 1.20; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.43). Carpeting, recently painted walls, and unpleasant chemical odors in summer and noise, dust and dirt, and unpleasant odors such as body or food odors in both seasons were significant risk factors for BRSs. Improvements in the physical environmental qualities in an office throughout the year are important along with the reduction in psychological distress related to work.

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Unknown 131 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 16 12%
Researcher 12 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 9%
Student > Bachelor 10 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 7%
Other 21 16%
Unknown 51 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 19 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 12 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 8%
Engineering 9 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 3%
Other 21 16%
Unknown 56 43%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 February 2018.
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#13,183,722
of 22,965,074 outputs
Outputs from Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
#247
of 488 outputs
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#152,329
of 310,006 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
#7
of 20 outputs
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