Modifiers of non-specific symptoms in occupational and environmental syndromes.
Occup Environ Med
; 53(6): 361-6, 1996 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8758029
ABSTRACT
Many occupational and environmental health hazards present as an increased reporting of non-specific symptoms such as headache, backache, eye and respiratory irritation, tiredness, memory problems, and poor concentration. The pattern and number of such symptoms is surprisingly constant from hazard to hazard suggesting that common psychological and social factors, not directly related to the exposure may be involved. A recent workshop (see acknowledgements) was held to review the pattern of symptoms in varying hazardous situations and the psychological mechanisms behind the genesis and maintenance of symptoms. The involvement of both direct physicochemical and psychological mechanisms in symptom generation and reporting in any situation was discussed and is reported here. A model that identifies the issues that need to be considered in any epidemiological study based on the incidence or prevalence of non-specific symptoms is proposed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Substâncias Perigosas
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Sintomas Afetivos
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Exposição Ambiental
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Occup Environ Med
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article