dc.contributor.author | Tjalvin, Gro | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Magerøy, Nils | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bråtveit, Magne | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hollund, Bjørg Eli | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Moen, Bente Elisabeth | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-13T08:09:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-13T08:09:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0019-8366 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/17383 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | eng |
dc.relation.ispartof | <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/17385" target="_blank">Health in the aftermath of a malodorous chemical explosion: Subjective health complaints and post-traumatic stress symptoms among workers</a> | |
dc.rights | Attribution CC BY-NC-ND | eng |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | eng |
dc.subject | Odour | eng |
dc.subject | Chemical explosion | eng |
dc.subject | Subjective health complaints | eng |
dc.subject | Post-traumatic stress symptoms | eng |
dc.subject | Industrial accident | eng |
dc.title | Odour as a determinant of persistent symptoms after a chemical explosion, a longitudinal study | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2017 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2016-0155 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1427374 | |
dc.source.journal | Industrial Health | |
dc.source.40 | 55 | |
dc.source.14 | 2 | |
dc.source.pagenumber | 127-137 | |