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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Effect of Prior Mental Health on Persistent Physical Symptoms after Exposure to a Chemical Disaster.

Young-Sun Min, Soo-Young Kim, Sun-Kyeong Choi, Yeon-Soon Ahn

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Young-Sun MinDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1508-0608
Soo-Young KimAffiliated Clinic, LG Energy Solution, Cheongju 28122, Republic of Korea.
Sun-Kyeong ChoiDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Genomic Cohort Institute, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea.
Yeon-Soon AhnDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Genomic Cohort Institute, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea.
Yonsei University · KRSoonchunhyang University · KR

Funding

Soonchunhyang University Research Fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A styrene monomer (SM) oil vapor leak occurred at a chemical plant in Seosan, South Korea on 17 May 2019. A bad odor developed, and many residents complained of various symptoms and visited nearby medical institutions. We analyzed the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients treated at local hospitals and clinics for symptoms related to SM exposure, and identified factors affecting symptom persistence in any organ. Data were collected by the main Seosan office, and 1201 (33.0%) subjects agreed to participate in this study. We used the Assessment of Chemical Exposure toolkit of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Logistic regression was performed to determine whether mental health symptoms prior to the accident were risk factors for symptom persistence. The strongest risk factor for persistence of at least one symptom in any organ was a preexisting mental health symptom (odds ratio [OR] = 5.47, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.57-11.65). Persistent symptoms of the nervous (OR = 1.54), musculoskeletal (OR = 1.92), and gastrointestinal (OR = 1.45) systems were observed. Prior mental health symptoms are risk factors for persistent physical symptoms after a chemical disaster. After a disaster, management of individuals with preaccident mental symptoms or disease is needed.

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chemical accidentschemical hazard releasehealth surveysmedically unexplained symptomsmental healthstyrene monomer

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