Multiple chemical sensitivity in patients exposed to moisture damage at work and in general working-age population—The SAMDAW study

Pia Nynäs; Sarkku Vilpas; Elina Kankare; Jussi Karjalainen; Lauri Lehtimäki; Jura Numminen; Antti Tikkakoski; Leenamaija Kleemola; Heini Huhtala; Jukka Uitti

doi:10.3390/ijerph182312296

Multiple chemical sensitivity in patients exposed to moisture damage at work and in general working-age population—The SAMDAW study

Pia Nynäs^*
, Sarkku Vilpas
, Elina Kankare
, Jussi Karjalainen
, Lauri Lehtimäki
, Jura Numminen
, Antti Tikkakoski
, Leenamaija Kleemola
, Heini Huhtala
, Jukka Uitti

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A considerable proportion of patients having respiratory tract or voice symptoms associated with workplace moisture damage (MD) could have multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). MCS is characterized by symptoms of different organ systems in association with low-level chemical ex-posure. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of MCS among patients referred to secondary health care because of respiratory or voice symptoms associated with workplace MD compared to the general working-age population. Using three subscales of the QEESI

Original language	English
Article number	12296
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	18
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312296
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

Funding: This work was supported by the Tampere Tuberculosis Foundation, Competitive State Research Financing of the Expert Responsibility Area of Tampere University Hospital (grant number 9T069), Orion Research Foundation sr., Research Foundation of Pulmonary Diseases, Finnish Medical Foundation, and Finnish ORL-HNS Foundation.

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Chemical intolerance
Dampness
MCS
Moisture damage
Mold
Multiple chemical sensitivity

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Publication forum level 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pollution
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Nynäs, P., Vilpas, S., Kankare, E., Karjalainen, J., Lehtimäki, L., Numminen, J., Tikkakoski, A., Kleemola, L., Huhtala, H., & Uitti, J. (2021). Multiple chemical sensitivity in patients exposed to moisture damage at work and in general working-age population—The SAMDAW study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), Article 12296. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312296

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Multiple chemical sensitivity in patients exposed to moisture damage at work and in general working-age population—The SAMDAW study. / Nynäs, Pia; Vilpas, Sarkku; Kankare, Elina et al.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, No. 23, 12296, 01.12.2021.

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