Odour as a determinant of persistent symptoms after a chemical explosion, a longitudinal study
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- TJALVIN Gro
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway Department of Occupational Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
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- MAGERØY Nils
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
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- BRÅTVEIT Magne
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway
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- LYGRE Stein Håkon Låstad
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
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- HOLLUND Bjørg Eli
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
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- MOEN Bente Elisabeth
- Centre for International Health, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway
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<p>Foul-smelling environmental pollution was a major concern following a chemical workplace explosion. Malodorous pollution has previously been associated with aggravated physical and psychological health, and in persons affected by a trauma, an incidence-related odour can act as a traumatic reminder. Olfaction may even be of significance in the development and persistence of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The present longitudinal study assessed whether perceived smell related to malodorous environmental pollution in the aftermath of the explosion was a determinant of subjective health complaints (SHC) and PTSS among gainfully employed adults, when the malodorous pollution was present, and after pollution clean-up. Questionnaire data from validated instruments were analysed using mixed effects models. Individual odour scores were computed, and the participants (n=486) were divided into high and low odour score groups, respectively. Participants in the high odour score group (n=233) reported more SHC and PTSS than those in the low odour score group (n=253), before and even after the pollution was eliminated. These associations lasted for at least three years after the pollution was removed, and might indicate that prompt clean-up is important to avoid persistent health effects after malodorous chemical spills.</p>
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- Industrial health
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Industrial health 55 (2), 127-137, 2017
独立行政法人 労働者健康安全機構 労働安全衛生総合研究所
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- 1390282679258246528
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- NII論文ID
- 130005558273
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- AA00672955
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- 18808026
- 00198366
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- 028102413
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- PubMed
- 27916759
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