| Chao HJ |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=5.342 ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol=111 ------>confirm_bywho=hychiou ------>insert_bywho=hchao ------>Jurnal_Rank=0.7 ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author=1 ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2=1248 ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=J0200 ------>insert_date=20030318 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date= ------>author=?? ------>change_event=4 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=445 ------>journal_name=Environmental Health Perspectives ------>paper_name=The Working Environment and Workers' Health in Four Large Office Buildings ------>confirm_date=20061227 ------>tch_id=091128 ------>pmid=12842780 ------>page1=1242 ------>fullAbstract=We conducted a 1-year epidemiologic study in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning May 1997, to examine the associations between environmental factors and office workers~ health. We recruited 98 subjects (81 females and 17 males) in 21 offices in four office buildings. We conducted environmental sampling every 6 weeks and concurrently administered detailed questionnaires to collect information on work-related symptoms, psychosocial factors, and perceptions of the office environments. In multivariate analyses, eye irritation was positively correlated with floor dust [odds ratio (OR) = 1.46; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.14-1.86] and reported lack of office cleanliness (OR = 1.52; 95% CI, 1.11-2.08). Nonspecific symptoms were positively associated with unidentified chair fungi (OR = 1.87; 95% CI, 1.11-3.15) and several self-reported conditions, including a history of asthma (OR = 3.15; 95% CI, 1.26-7.87), more people in offices (OR = 1.71; 95% CI, 1.16-2.51), lack of office cleanliness (OR = 2.85; 95% CI, 1.72-4.73), and low job satisfaction (OR = 1.72; 95% CI, 1.06-2.81). Upper respiratory symptoms were positively associated with total fungal concentrations recovered from chair dust (OR = 1.35; 95% CI, 1.07-1.70) and the following self-reported conditions: more people in offices (OR = 1.45; 95% CI, 1.01-2.08), lack of office cleanliness (OR = 1.62; 95% CI, 1.15-2.30), and jobs frequently requiring hard work (OR = 1.43; 95% CI, 1.05-1.95). This study emphasizes the importance of maintaining a clean, uncrowded workspace and the importance of chair fungi as a correlate for health effects. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=6274 ------>authors2=Schwartz J ------>authors3=Milton DK ------>authors4=Burge HA ------>authors5= ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Chao HJ ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=The work environment and workers~ health in four large office buildings. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag= ------>submit_date= ------>country=None ------>no=9 ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho= ------>publish_year=2003 ------>submit_flag= ------>publish_month=9 |