Investigation of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and Related Risk Factors in People Working in Office Environment / 环境与健康杂志
Journal of Environment and Health
;
(12)1993.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-548510
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the prevalence of sick building syndrome (SBS) and explore the related risk factors in the people working in office environment in Beijing. Methods A cross-sectional study design was made in the present paper in April 2009. One hundred and two employees in 16 small and moderate offices in three different buildings in Beijing were investigated with the questionnaire for their subjective symptoms, environmental perceptions, psychosocial information and health situation. The indoor environmental factors of the buildings were monitored based on the standardized procedures at the same time. Generalized linear model and multilevel model were used for the data analysis. Results The prevalence rate of symptoms for sick building syndrome was 67.4%. The prevalence rate of SBS symptoms was positively associated with the self-feelings of the subject to high temperature, insufficient ventilation indoors, work stress, satisfaction for job and health complains, as well as with using photocopier in office by ANOVA(P
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Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Environment and Health
Year:
1993
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Article
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