Korpinen Leena H, Pääkkönen Rauno J
Environmental Health, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland.
Bioelectromagnetics. 2009 Sep;30(6):431-7. doi: 10.1002/bem.20500.
The aim of our work was to study the working-age population's self-reported physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices. A qualitative method was applied using an open-ended question in a questionnaire, which included questions about the possible influence of new technical equipment on health. We then created subgroups of respondents for different self-reported symptoms associated with mobile phones and other electrical devices. The research questions were: (1) how the respondents described physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices and (2) how the answers can be classified into subgroups based on symptoms or devices. We identified the following categories: (1) respondents with different self-reported symptoms which they associated with using mobile phones (headache, earache, or warmth sensations), (2) respondents who had skin symptoms when they stayed in front of a computer screen, (3) respondents who mentioned physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices. Total prevalence of self-reported physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices (categories 1 and 2) was 0.7%. In the future it will be possible to obtain new knowledge of these topics by using qualitative methods.
我们这项工作的目的是研究劳动年龄人口自我报告的与使用手机及其他电子设备相关的身体症状。我们采用了定性研究方法,在问卷中设置了开放式问题,其中包括关于新技术设备对健康可能产生的影响的问题。然后,我们根据与手机及其他电子设备相关的不同自我报告症状,将受访者分成了不同的小组。研究问题如下:(1)受访者如何描述与使用手机及其他电子设备相关的身体症状;(2)如何根据症状或设备将答案分类成不同小组。我们确定了以下几类:(1)自我报告有与使用手机相关的不同身体症状(头痛、耳痛或有温热感)的受访者;(2)在电脑屏幕前停留时出现皮肤症状的受访者;(3)提到与使用手机及其他电子设备相关的身体症状的受访者。与使用手机及其他电子设备相关的自我报告身体症状(第1类和第2类)的总患病率为0.7%。未来,通过使用定性研究方法有可能获得关于这些主题的新知识。