Measuring chemical sensitivity prevalence

A questionnaire for population studies

Bibliographic Data

ID11020018
AuthorsHoward M Kipen (0000-0001-6608-3126, Johnson University), William K Hallman (0000-0002-4524-9876, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), W Hallman, K Kelly-McNeil, Kathie Kelly‐McNeil (Johnson University), Nancy Fiedler (0000-0001-8606-4352, Johnson University)
Year1995
Volume85
Issue4
Pages574-577
Publication date1995-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.85.4.574
PMID7702128
OpenAlexW1982705143
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

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

Asthma · Environmental health · Multiple chemical sensitivity · Population · Psychiatry · Epidemiology · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

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