Changes in Reported Symptoms Attributed to Office Environments in Sweden between 1995 and 2020.

ABSTRACT: Non-specific building-related symptoms (NBRSs) describe various symptoms in those affected. Questionnaires are the first step in investigating suspected NBRSs in office environments and have been used for over two decades. However, changes in reporting of symptoms among office workers over time are currently unknown. The overall aim was thus to investigate if reported symptoms and perceived causality to the office environment have changed during 25 years of using the MM 040 NA Office questionnaire. A cross-sectional study of 26,477 questionnaires from 1995-2020 was conducted, where 12 symptoms and perceived causality to office environment were examined using logistic regression analyses of 5-year groups adjusted for sex and atopy. Reporting trends in the year groups varied slightly among s

SUBMITTER: Egfors D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9517370 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature