Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) in occupational and primary health care: A nation-wide survey among general practitioners, occupational physicians and hygienists in the Netherlands

Autor: Slottje, Pauline, van Moorselaar, Imke, van Strien, Rob, Vermeulen, Roel, Kromhout, Hans, Huss, Anke, LS IRAS EEPI EXAS (Arb.hyg+bl.st.kar.), LS IRAS EEPI GRA (Gezh.risico-analyse), dIRAS RA-2, dIRAS RA-I&I RA
Přispěvatelé: APH - Quality of Care, General practice, LS IRAS EEPI EXAS (Arb.hyg+bl.st.kar.), LS IRAS EEPI GRA (Gezh.risico-analyse), dIRAS RA-2, dIRAS RA-I&I RA
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Idiopathic environmental intolerance
Adult
Male
Risk
medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice
animal structures
Attitude of Health Personnel
Population
MEDLINE
Primary health care
Occupational physicians
Occupational safety and health
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity
Scientific evidence
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Electromagnetic Fields
General Practitioners
Environmental health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Occupational Health Physicians
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Occupational Health
Netherlands
education.field_of_study
Primary Health Care
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Electromagnetic fields
Occupational exposure
Middle Aged
030210 environmental & occupational health
Family medicine
Female
Perception
medicine.symptom
General practice
business
Zdroj: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 220(2), 395-400. Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena
Slottje, P, van Moorselaar, I, van Strien, R, Vermeulen, R, Kromhout, H & Huss, A 2017, ' Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) in occupational and primary health care : A nation-wide survey among general practitioners, occupational physicians and hygienists in the Netherlands ', International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, vol. 220, no. 2, pp. 395-400 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.11.013
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 220(2), 395. Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena
ISSN: 1618-131X
1438-4639
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.11.013
Popis: Subjects who attribute health complaints to every day levels of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) have been referred to as electrohypersensitive (EHS). Previous surveys in Europe showed that 68–75% of general practitioners had ever been consulted on EHS. Given the lack of data on EHS in the Netherlands in the general population and on EHS in occupational settings, we performed a national survey among three professional groups that are likely in the first line of being consulted by EHS individuals. Results show that about one third of occupational hygienists, occupational physicians and general practitioners had ever been consulted by one or more EHS subjects. Many of these professionals considered a causal relationship between EMF and health complaints to some degree plausible, and their approach often included exposure reduction advice. Given the lack of scientific evidence for EHS and how low level EMF exposure could cause reported health complaints and given the finding that the majority of these professionals felt insufficiently informed about EMF and health, targeted information campaigns might assist them in their evidence based dealing with subjects who attribute symptoms to EMF.
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