Influence of Personal Characteristics, job-related Factors and Psychosocial Factors on the Sick Building Syndrome

The influence of personal characteristics, life-style, job-related factors, and psychosocial work factors on symptoms of the sick building syndrome was investigated in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark. The buildings were not characterized beforehand as "sick" or "healthy." Of the 4369...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment ＆ Health Environment ＆ Health, 1989-08, Vol.15 (4), p.286-295
Main Authors: Skov, Peder, Valbjørn, Ole, Pedersen, Bo V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climatology
Irritation
Local politics
Modeling
Office buildings
Personality traits
Psychology
Residential buildings
Sick building syndrome
Support personnel
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Summary:The influence of personal characteristics, life-style, job-related factors, and psychosocial work factors on symptoms of the sick building syndrome was investigated in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark. The buildings were not characterized beforehand as "sick" or "healthy." Of the 4369 employees sent a questionnaire, 3507 returned them. Multivariate logistic regression analyses of the multifactorial effects on the prevalence of work-related mucosal irritation and work-related general symptoms among the office workers showed that sex, job category, work functions (handling of carbonless paper, photocopying, work at video display terminals), psychosocial factors of work (dissatisfaction with superiors or colleagues and quantity of work inhibiting job satisfaction) were associated with work-related mucosal irritation and work-related general symptoms, but these factors could not account for the differences between the buildings as to the prevalence of the symptoms. The building factor (ie, the indoor climate) was strongly associated with the prevalence of the symptoms.
ISSN:0355-3140
1795-990X
DOI:10.5271/sjweh.1851