Arikan Inci, Tekin Ömer Faruk, Erbas Oğuzhan
Medicine Faculty of Dumlupinar University, Department of Public Health.
Med Lav. 2018 Dec 20;109(6):435-443. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v110i6.7628.
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is defined as a condition occurring in those who live or work in a modern building and who suffer from symptoms such as headache, fatigue, lack of concentration and irritation of the skin and mucous membranes.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between personal characteristics, environmental factors and the prevalence of SBS among the secretaries working in a hospital.
In this cross-sectional study, questionnaires were administered to all secretaries who were working in Kutahya hospital in January and March 2018. The questionnaire used in the study included the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and the question form "MM 040 NA Hospital" to evaluate SBS symptoms. These symptoms were the clinical symptoms reported by the secretaries as a result of exposure to factors within the hospital. Temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity and noise level were measured in the indoor environment of the hospital. Chi square test, Spearman's correlation coefficient and logistic regression models were used in the analysis of data.
The study was completed with 177 people, 61.6% women, and the mean age was 30.14±5.7. The prevalence of SBS was found to be 20.9%. The risk of SBS was found to be 2.9 times higher for females, 2.8 times higher for individuals who described the working environment as dusty, 2.6 times higher for subjects complaining of stuffy "bad" air, dry air and an unpleasant odour. All measurements were found to be within acceptable limits. The risk of SBS was found to be 1.2 times higher with increases in the measured noise level, and 2.1 times higher with increased carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations.
The factors impacting the risk of experiencing SBS were determined. Bearing these factors in mind, we think that hospital administrations should be informed about arrangements and measures that will improve the quality of the internal environment of the hospital.
病态建筑综合征（SBS）被定义为在现代建筑中生活或工作的人群所出现的一种状况，这些人会出现头痛、疲劳、注意力不集中以及皮肤和黏膜刺激等症状。
本研究的目的是评估个人特征、环境因素与在医院工作的秘书中SBS患病率之间的关系。
在这项横断面研究中，于2018年1月和3月对在屈塔希亚医院工作的所有秘书进行了问卷调查。该研究中使用的问卷包括参与者的社会人口学特征以及用于评估SBS症状的“MM 040 NA医院”问题形式。这些症状是秘书们因接触医院内的因素而报告的临床症状。在医院的室内环境中测量了温度、湿度、二氧化碳浓度、光照强度和噪音水平。在数据分析中使用了卡方检验、斯皮尔曼相关系数和逻辑回归模型。
该研究共纳入177人，其中女性占61.6%，平均年龄为30.14±5.7岁。发现SBS的患病率为20.9%。发现女性患SBS的风险高2.9倍，将工作环境描述为尘土飞扬的个体患SBS的风险高2.8倍，抱怨有闷热“难闻”空气、干燥空气和难闻气味的受试者患SBS的风险高2.
