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KMID : 0861420120160020087
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Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
2012 Volume.16 No. 2 p.87 ~ p.98
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A Study on Health Effects of VDT Syndrome in Hospital Workers
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Lee Seung-Hwan
Jeong Byeong-Gon
Lee Gyoo-Chan
Lee Kwan-Chul
Bae Seong-Bock
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Abstract
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Purpose:This study aims to examine hospital employees’ subjective symptoms of VDT syndrome (Video
display terminal syndrome) and figure out their effects on health conditions and correlations. Materials and
Methods: This study used a structured self-administering questionnaire and gained data from 125 subjects. The
questionnaire consists of total 62 questions, and they went through real number, percentage, χ2-terst, t-test,
one-way ANOVA, and logistic regression analysis.
Results:Regarding the difference in the types of subjective
symptoms of VDT syndrome by jobs, there was statistically significant difference in ophthalmic symptoms,
systemic symptoms, and musculoskeletal symptoms. About the correlation between the subjective symptom
points of VDT syndrome by the types of symptoms, there was statistically significant correlation all in skin
trouble, backache, upper limb muscle pain, lower limb muscle pain, fatigue in the head and eyes, and depression
or anxiety disorders. There was significant correlation between the subjective symptom points of VDT
syndrome and subjective health conditions.
Conclusion: Hospital employees’ subjective health conditions had
significant correlation with subjective symptom points of VDT syndrome. This result shows that as radiologists’
and also other hospital employees’ working conditions change into VDT environment, VDT syndrome
gradually appears more and more. This implies that it is needed to designate not only radiologists but also all the
other hospital employees as jobs exposed to the working environment of VDT syndrome and provide preventive
measures, education, and publicity for it afterwards.
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KEYWORD
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Hospital employee, Point of subjective symptom for VDT syndrome, Subjective health condition
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