Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

Korean Society of Environmental Health (한국환경보건학회)
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Comparison of Questionnaire Items Used to Evaluate the Level of Occupational and Environmental Exposure in Questionnaires for Epidemiological Studies

국내 주요 역학 연구에서 사용된 설문지의 직업적, 환경적 노출 문항 비교

  • Lim, Jiyeon (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Hyung-Suk (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School) ;
  • Park, Mansuk (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Young Seoub (Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Koo (Department of JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Oh, Se-Eun (Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University) ;
  • Kang, Daehee (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung-Mu (Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University)
  • 임지연 (서울대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 윤형석 (서울대학교대학원 의과학과) ;
  • 박만석 (서울대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 홍영습 (동아대학교 중금속노출 환경보건센터) ;
  • 이종구 (이종욱글로벌의학센터) ;
  • 오세은 (한국방송통신대학교 환경보건학과) ;
  • 강대희 (서울대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이경무 (한국방송통신대학교 환경보건학과)
  • Received : 2015.11.23
  • Accepted : 2016.03.15
  • Published : 2016.04.29
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Abstract

Objectives: Exposure assessment using questionnaires is effective in large-scale epidemiological studies. However, a limited number of studies have evaluated the questionnaires used in epidemiologic studies in terms of occupational and environmental exposure. The purpose of this study was to summarize and evaluate questionnaire items included in major epidemiological studies conducted in Korea with regard to occupational and environmental exposure. Methods: A total of 12 studies (four cohort studies, six large-scale cross-sectional surveys, and two panel studies) were selected for this study. Various questionnaire items related with occupational and environmental items were collected and summarized into tables. Results: Although job type and address were included in almost all of the studies, the information on occupational or environmental exposure to specific risk factors was collected in a limited number of studies. Moreover, questionnaire items were not standardized, warranting a continuous effort to develop questionnaires and evaluate their validity. Conclusion: Our results suggest that validated questionnaire items focusing on occupational and environmental exposure need to be developed in order to enhance the availability of the information collected from questions in epidemiological studies.

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