Carlsson F, Karlson B, Ørbaek P, Osterberg K, Ostergren P-O
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University Hospital, Lund University, Bamgatan 2, Lund, Sweden.
Public Health. 2005 Jul;119(7):568-77. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.07.011.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
自20世纪80年代中期以来，就有关于电气设备引发自我报告烦恼的证据，而关于日常化学品导致疾病的首批报告出现在20世纪60年代。然而，该问题的严重程度尚未完全明确。
本研究旨在估计瑞典普通人群中与电气和化学因素相关的烦恼发生率，并评估其与主观健康和日常功能之间的可能关系。
总共13604名代表瑞典斯科讷省人口的受试者回答了一项调查，该调查包含五个关于五种环境因素引发烦恼的问题：荧光灯管照明、视觉显示单元、其他电气设备、有化学气味的空气以及其他气味。该调查还获取了关于自我报告健康状况（SRH - 7）、心理健康[一般健康问卷（GHQ）- 12]、工作状况和日常功能的数据。
近三分之一的受访者表示至少受到一种环境因素的困扰。女性、工作年龄人群和移民中烦恼更为常见。报告环境烦恼的受试者在GHQ - 12上得分较高，在SRH - 7上得分较低，表明主观身心健康受损。他们也更有可能报告日常功能恶化。
在瑞典人群中，与电气和/或化学因素相关的烦恼很常见。报告环境烦恼的受试者对其总体健康的评价明显低于普通人群。与主观健康和功能能力的关联随着烦恼严重程度的增加而增强，这表明环境烦恼、幸福感和功能能力之间存在某种联系。
