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Exploring Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Psychological Symptoms in Humidifier Disinfectant Survivors

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  • Hye-Yun Ko

    (Department of Education, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Seung-Hun Ryu

    (Humidifier Disinfectant Health Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, 42 Hwangyong-ro, Seogu, Incheon 22689, Korea)

  • Min-Joo Lee

    (Department of Education, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Hun-Ju Lee

    (University Industry Foundation, Yonsei Humidifier Disinfectant Health Center, Yonsei University, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Soo-Young Kwon

    (United Graduate School of Thelogy, Yonsei Humidifier Disinfectant Health Center, Yonsei University, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Seong-Mi Kim

    (Humidifier Disinfectant Health Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, 42 Hwangyong-ro, Seogu, Incheon 22689, Korea)

  • Sang-Min Lee

    (Department of Education, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the psychological symptoms of humidifier disinfectant survivors to the general population and explore socio-demographic factors influencing survivors’ psychological symptoms. A one-way Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) and a series of two-way MANCOVA were conducted with a sample of 228 humidifier disinfectant survivors and 228 controls. The results demonstrated that the survivor group displayed higher anxious/depressed symptoms, withdrawn symptoms, somatic complaints, thought problems, attention problems, aggressive behavior and rule-breaking behavior than the general group. Moreover, among the socio-demographic factors, the two-way interaction effects of group × family economic status and group × number of friends were found to be statistically significant. The limitations and implications of this study are discussed.

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  • Hye-Yun Ko & Seung-Hun Ryu & Min-Joo Lee & Hun-Ju Lee & Soo-Young Kwon & Seong-Mi Kim & Sang-Min Lee, 2021. "Exploring Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Psychological Symptoms in Humidifier Disinfectant Survivors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:22:p:11811-:d:676588
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