| Yazarlar |
Doç. Dr. Ülken Tunga BABAOĞLU
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Fikriye Milletli Sezgin
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Funda Yağ
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| Özet |
| This study assesses the interior air quality and infective factors in a hospital in Turkey to provide data about air quality to protect hospital workers. This study measured indoor air quality in eight different locations in a hospital, including particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM1), carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature, humidity and microbiological matter. The highest PM2.5 and PM1 concentrations were in emergency service, and the highest CO2 was measured in the paediatric clinic. The poor interior air quality results are the most important cross-sectional data. For all participants, the prevalence of eye, upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract, skin and non-specific sick building syndrome symptoms were 23.0%, 40.7%, 22.5%, 36.3% and 63.7%, respectively. When sick building syndrome symptoms and environmental factors were investigated, skin symptoms increased 1.82 times in areas with stagnant air flow (p = 0.046; OR = 1.823; 95% CI: 1.010–3.290). Non-specific symptoms increased 2.17 times in locations with dry indoor air (p = 0.039; OR = 2.176; 95% CI: 1.041–4.549). Hospital workers are exposed to conditions that may increase the risk of a variety of sick building syndrome symptoms. Although the air quality measurements were not above the recommended limits in the hospital, long-term exposures should be considered for those experiencing sick building syndrome-related symptoms. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Hospital | Indoor air quality | Occupational stress | Sick building syndrome | Work environment |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT |
| Dergi ISSN | 1420-326X |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 06-2020 |
| Cilt No | 29 |
| Sayı | 5 |
| Sayfalar | 645 / 655 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1177/1420326X19855117 |
| Makale Linki | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1420326X19855117 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 21 |
| SCOPUS | 25 |
| Google Scholar | 38 |
