Naslov
Sick building syndrome - psychological, somatic and environmental determinants

Autori
Gomzi, Milica ; Bobić, Jasminka ; Radošević-Vidaček, Biserka ; Macan, Jelena ; Varnai, Veda Marija ; Milković-Kraus, Sanja ; Kanceljak-Macan, Božica

Izvornik
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health (1933-8244) 62 (2007), 3; 147-155

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
sick building syndrome; air conditioning; office buildings; Cornell Index; atopy; airway reactivity; quality of life

Sažetak
The study aimed to examine potential relationships between work-related symptoms attributed to sick building syndrome (SBS) and certain psychological, somatic and environmental factors. The multidisciplinary, cross-sectional study comprised 171 female subjects working in air-conditioned and naturally ventilated non-industrial office buildings. Symptoms related to SBS and assessments of quality of life were collected by appropriate questionnaires. The level of emotional stability/neuroticism was assessed by Cornell Index. Skin and airway reactivity markers and indoor microclimate data were determined using standardised methods. Our study has shown a high prevalence of fatigue (60.2%), sore and dry eyes (57.9%), and headache (44.4%), as well as generally high SBS index. Neuroticism and subjectively estimated physical health as well as the type of building ventilation significantly contributed to the prediction of SBS index, explaining 16% of the variance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Psihologija

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