Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment
Submicroscopic nanoparticles (NPs) in air have received much attention due to their possible effects on health and wellbeing. Adverse health impacts of air pollution may not only be associated with level of exposure, but also mediated by the perception of the pollution and by beliefs of the exposure...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-194838 2023-10-09T21:54:34+02:00 Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment Orru, Hans Olstrup, Henrik Hagenbjörk-Gustavsson, Annika Nordin, Steven Orru, Kati 2022 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-194838 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105789 eng eng Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för hållbar hälsa Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 1661-7827, 2022, 19:10, orcid:0000-0002-7965-9451 orcid:0000-0003-1699-1681 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-194838 doi:10.3390/ijerph19105789 PMID 35627326 ISI:000803504700001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85129765233 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess exposure nanoparticles path analysis risk perception SBS work environment Occupational Health and Environmental Health Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2022 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105789 2023-09-22T14:01:11Z Submicroscopic nanoparticles (NPs) in air have received much attention due to their possible effects on health and wellbeing. Adverse health impacts of air pollution may not only be associated with level of exposure, but also mediated by the perception of the pollution and by beliefs of the exposure being hazardous. The aim of this study was to test a model that describes interrelations between NP pollution, perceived air quality, health risk perception, stress, and sick building syndrome. In the NanoOffice study, the level of NPs was measured and a survey on health risk perception was conducted among 260 employees in twelve office buildings in northern Sweden. Path analyses were performed to test the validity of the model. The data refute the model proposing that the NP exposure level significantly influences stress, chronic diseases, or SBS symptoms. Instead, the perceived exposure influences the perceived risk of NP, and the effect of perceived exposure on SBS and chronic disease is mediated by stress. There was little concern about nanoparticles, despite relatively high levels in some facilities. Perceived pollution and health risk perception may explain a large part of the environmentally induced symptoms and diseases, particularly in relatively low levels of pollution. The research results raise important questions on the physiologically or psychologically mediated health effects of air pollution. BuildERS Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 10 5789 |
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Submicroscopic nanoparticles (NPs) in air have received much attention due to their possible effects on health and wellbeing. Adverse health impacts of air pollution may not only be associated with level of exposure, but also mediated by the perception of the pollution and by beliefs of the exposure being hazardous. The aim of this study was to test a model that describes interrelations between NP pollution, perceived air quality, health risk perception, stress, and sick building syndrome. In the NanoOffice study, the level of NPs was measured and a survey on health risk perception was conducted among 260 employees in twelve office buildings in northern Sweden. Path analyses were performed to test the validity of the model. The data refute the model proposing that the NP exposure level significantly influences stress, chronic diseases, or SBS symptoms. Instead, the perceived exposure influences the perceived risk of NP, and the effect of perceived exposure on SBS and chronic disease is mediated by stress. There was little concern about nanoparticles, despite relatively high levels in some facilities. Perceived pollution and health risk perception may explain a large part of the environmentally induced symptoms and diseases, particularly in relatively low levels of pollution. The research results raise important questions on the physiologically or psychologically mediated health effects of air pollution. BuildERS |
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Orru, Hans Olstrup, Henrik Hagenbjörk-Gustavsson, Annika Nordin, Steven Orru, Kati |
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Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment |
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Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment |
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Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment |
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Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment |
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Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment |
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exposures, symptoms and risk perception among office workers in relation to nanoparticles in the work environment |
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