Angela Boskin Faculty of Health Care, Jesenice, Slovenia.
Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Cent Eur J Public Health. 2021 Mar;29(1):28-37. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a6108.
The aim of this study was to assess the possible associations between self-perceived sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms among healthcare workers and healthcare associates and self-perceived parameters of indoor work environment quality.
The cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2019. Validated standardized evaluation tools (MM 040 NA Hospital 2007 and MM 040 NA Office 2007) were used for estimating the prevalence of SBS among observed populations. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests for assessing possible associations in SBS symptoms between healthcare workers and associates were used.
The response rate was 69.8%. The results showed a lower prevalence of six or more SBS symptoms in healthcare associates (6.4%) compared to healthcare workers (12.0%). Healthcare workers perceived the most frequent risk factors for SBS to be poor air quality, an inappropriate level of relative humidity, and inappropriate room temperature, while the least frequently self-perceived risk factors were inappropriate lighting and noise levels.
This study represents a platform for further analyses - the identification of health risk factors with environmental monitoring.
本研究旨在评估医护人员和医护助理自感病态建筑综合征（SBS）症状与自感室内工作环境质量参数之间可能存在的关联。
本横断面研究于 2019 年 2 月至 4 月进行。使用经过验证的标准化评估工具（MM 040 NA Hospital 2007 和 MM 040 NA Office 2007）来估计观察人群中 SBS 的患病率。使用卡方检验和曼-惠特尼 U 检验评估医护人员和助理之间 SBS 症状之间可能存在的关联。
响应率为 69.8%。结果显示，医护助理出现六个或更多 SBS 症状的比例（6.4%）低于医护人员（12.0%）。医护人员认为 SBS 的最常见危险因素是空气质量差、相对湿度不当和室温不当，而最少自感的危险因素是照明和噪声水平不当。
本研究为进一步的分析提供了一个平台，即通过环境监测来识别健康风险因素。
