Measuring Chemical Sensitivity Prevalence: A Questionnaire for Population Studies

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• Personal Author:
  Fiedler N ; Hallman W ; Kelly-McNeil K ; Kipen HM
• Description:
  Because no information exists on the prevalence of chemical sensitivity syndromes such as multiple chemical sensitivities, a questionnaire for use in population studies was developed and tested to assess the presence or absence of chemical sensitivity. Seven hundred five individuals attending clinics answered a questionnaire asking whether each of 122 common substances caused symptoms. Results showed that patients with multiple chemical sensitivities and asthma had average total scores that were significantly different from each other and from those of each of the other diagnostic categories. Higher total scores were also reported by female patients. The instrument described here may facilitate meaningful prevalence studies of multiple chemical sensitivities. It will also allow study of chemically induced symptoms in other conditions such as asthma. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Chemical Hypersensitivity Chemicals MCS Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Questionnaires
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  85
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059961
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 1995 Apr; 85(4):574-577
• Contact Point Address:
  Howard M. Kipen, MD, MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 681 Frelinghuysen Rd, PO Box 1179, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1179
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19920701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  19970630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:db38d6a275c0508faa8006613479db09a71b24d9b87822d3aad0faa61cbfdf4a864610df3310bf39b9a5b74d78fec7d772f3b25f78cd0feed6ea304d450f0891
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224011/cdc_224011_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.33 MB ]