AN INSIGHT INTO SICK BUILDING SYNDROME THROUGH AYURVEDA – A REVIEW ARTICLE

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the causes, consequences, and solutions for sick building syndrome (SBS). The approach taken is to evaluate and analyse the causes and symptoms of SBS from various literature and to give it a possible Ayurvedic correlation. The review’s findings reveal the effects of SBS in terms of the variety of medical symptoms experienced, personnel or human resource concerns, and economic impacts. The benefit of the paper is that it provides a comprehensive understanding of SBS from both modern and Ayurvedic perspectives by providing full information on its causation, preventive strategies, and symptomatic management using Ayurvedic principles. Keywords: Sick building syndrome, consequences, medical symptoms, ayurvedic principles

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The effect of air conditioners on occupants’ thermal adaptive behaviours and wellbeing: advances and challenges

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20198003003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 80 ◽

pp. 03003

Author(s):

Yuxin Wu ◽

Mengwei Yuan ◽

Zixuan Wang ◽

Xinyi Li

Keyword(s):

Sick Building Syndrome ◽

Air Conditioners ◽

Before And After ◽

Sick Building ◽

Adaptive Behaviours ◽

The Impact ◽

Insight Into

To study the impact of air conditioners (AC) on occupants’ behaviours and comfort, two comparison surveys were conducted during hot summer weather before and after air conditioners were installed in student dormitories at Chongqing University in 2008 and 2016, respectively. The results showed that after the ACs were installed, occupants’ environmental satisfaction vote was notably higher irrespective of whether the equipment was used. The proportion of ACs used (PAU) in 2016 and the proportion of fans used (PFU) in 2008 were logistically fit with the outside temperatures, and these data displayed very similar trends. However, less variety in adaptive behaviours was evident after the ACs were installed. When ACs were used, lower proportions of windows were opened (13%) and higher proportions of occupants felt stuffy (54%), experienced draughts (38%), and reported sick building syndrome (SBS). This study provides scientific insight into the advances and problems caused by the popularization of ACs.

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Associations among Sick Building Syndrome, Psychosocial Factors, and Personality Traits

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.100.3.747-759 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 100 (3) ◽

pp. 747-759 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Roma Runeson ◽

Dan Norbäck

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Work Satisfaction ◽

Sick Building Syndrome ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Men And Women ◽

Perceived Satisfaction ◽

Scale Scores ◽

Sick Building ◽

Medical Symptoms

A mailed questionnaire assessed personality traits of a cohort of 194 subjects followed from 1988 to 1998 measured by the Karolinska Scales of Personality and Sense of Coherence Scale, medical symptoms, and 3 VAS scales on Perceived Psychosocial Work Satisfaction. Subjects initially worked in 19 Swedish buildings with indoor environmental problems. There was a relatively high correlation between SOC scores and KSP scale scores ( R2 =.54 in men and .55 in women), and there was a sex-KSP interaction on the association between the two sets of scores. An increase of symptom score (SC difference) during the follow-up period was associated with higher psychic anxiety ( p<.01 for both men and women), higher socialization ( p<.01 for men) and lower inhibition of aggression ( p<.05 for men), in stepwise multiple linear regression models. Moreover, the perceived satisfaction scores were associated with personality scale scores, and subjects with a higher sense of coherence reported higher work satisfaction ( p<.01). In conclusion, personality aspects seem to play an important role for reporting medical symptoms, work satisfaction, work stress, and climate of cooperation at work, but different personality aspects could be important in men and women.

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Projective Drawings for Assessing Stress among Subjects with Medical Symptoms Compatible with Sick Building Syndrome, and Validation of a Modified Version of the Stress Load Index from the Drawing Personality Profile: A Pilot Study

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.104.1.111-122 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 104 (1) ◽

pp. 111-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Roma Runeson ◽

Kurt Wahlstedt ◽

Dan Norbäck

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Sick Building Syndrome ◽

Personality Profile ◽

Projective Drawings ◽

Stress Load ◽

Sick Building ◽

Medical Symptoms

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Sick Building Syndrome in Office Workers

Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ◽

10.35371/kjoem.1996.8.3.519 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 519

Author(s):

Daehee Kang

Keyword(s):

Sick Building Syndrome ◽

Office Workers ◽

Sick Building

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Critical Insight into the Attributes of Emerging Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in India and Across the World

Coronaviruses ◽

10.2174/2666796701999200623172631 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 49-56

Author(s):

Gaurav M. Doshi ◽

Hemen S. Ved ◽

Ami P. Thakkar

Keyword(s):

Review Article ◽

World Health ◽

Effective Vaccine ◽

Human Contact ◽

The World ◽

Critical Insight ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Health Organization ◽

Insight Into ◽

Old Drugs

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV) globally and has declared it a pandemic. The probable source of transmission of the virus, which is from animal to human and human to human contact, has been established. As per the statistics reported by the WHO on 11th April 2020, data has shown that more than sixteen lakh confirmed cases have been identified globally. The reported cases related to nCoV in India have been rising substantially. The review article discusses the characteristics of nCoV in detail with the probability of potentially effective old drugs that may inhibit the virus. The research may further emphasize and draw the attention of the world towards the development of an effective vaccine as well as alternative therapies. Moreover, the article will help to bridge the gap between the new researchers since it’s the current thrust area of research.

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