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A tool for analysing the interdependence of indoor environmental quality and reported symptoms of the hospitals’ personnel

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  • G. Loupa
  • S. Fotopoulou
  • K.P. Tsagarakis

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The working environment and the working conditions can influence the well-being of hospital employees and consequently their performance at work. The present questionnaire-based study (737 valid questionnaires) developed and evaluated a quantitative structural equation model (SEM) that examines the interdependence between the indoor environmental quality (IEQ), the working conditions, the atopic constituents and the reported health complains of employees in three Greek hospitals. The results of the SEM reveal that IEQ could partially explain the employees’ symptoms in the hospitals. The working conditions proved to be a key factor in the relationship between IEQ and symptoms. Multi-group analysis has shown that this interdependence is affected by the building characteristics, by the gender, the smoking habits and the specialty of each participant, but not by their age.

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  • G. Loupa & S. Fotopoulou & K.P. Tsagarakis, 2017. "A tool for analysing the interdependence of indoor environmental quality and reported symptoms of the hospitals’ personnel," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(5), pages 678-691, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:20:y:2017:i:5:p:678-691
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2015.1119182
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    1. Ana Fonseca & Isabel Abreu & Maria João Guerreiro & Cristina Abreu & Ricardo Silva & Nelson Barros, 2018. "Indoor Air Quality and Sustainability Management—Case Study in Three Portuguese Healthcare Units," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Katja Tähtinen & Sanna Lappalainen & Kirsi Karvala & Jouko Remes & Heidi Salonen, 2018. "Association between Four-Level Categorisation of Indoor Exposure and Perceived Indoor Air Quality," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-15, April.

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