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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

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

Hye-Yun Ko, Seung-Hun Ryu, Min-Joo Lee, Hun-Ju Lee, Soo-Young Kwon, Seong-Mi Kim, Sang-Min Lee

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  3. Effects of psychological symptoms on life adjustment among survivors of humidifier disinfectants.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2023
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Hye-Yun KoDepartment of Education, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Seung-Hun RyuHumidifier Disinfectant Health Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, 42 Hwangyong-ro, Seogu, Incheon 22689, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3853-2523
Min-Joo LeeDepartment of Education, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Hun-Ju LeeUniversity Industry Foundation, Yonsei Humidifier Disinfectant Health Center, Yonsei University, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Soo-Young KwonUnited Graduate School of Thelogy, Yonsei Humidifier Disinfectant Health Center, Yonsei University, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5132-1686
Seong-Mi KimHumidifier Disinfectant Health Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, 42 Hwangyong-ro, Seogu, Incheon 22689, Korea.
Sang-Min LeeDepartment of Education, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6148-772X

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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 The results demonstrated that the survivor group displayed higher anxious/depressed symptoms, withdrawn symptoms, somatic complaints, thought problems, attention problems, aggressive behavior and rule-breaking behavior than the general group.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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DisinfectantsHumidifiersDemographyHumansSterilizationSurvivorsDisinfectantshumidifier disinfectant survivorspsychological symptomspublic healthsocial disastersocio-demographic factors

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PMID34831566
PMCPMC8622346

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