A study on odor awareness in hospitals and factors affecting odor awareness

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  • 病院内のにおいに対する意識と影響要素に関する研究
  • ビョウイン ナイ ノ ニオイ ニ タイスル イシキ ト エイキョウ ヨウソ ニ カンスル ケンキュウ

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<p>A questionnaire survey was conducted on odors inside hospitals among directors of nursing departments, who understand their hospitals’’ overall situation, with the aim of identifying the environmental factors affecting odor awareness in hospitals. The survey was sent to 461 facilities by mail and 174 valid responses were obtained. With regard to the relationship between odor awareness and hospital environments, it indicated that the older hospitals have a higher percentage of those who are aware of odors. There is a connection between the adjustability of ventilation equipment in individual rooms and building age. Buildings that were up to 5 years old had an awareness level of less than 1, regardless of the adjustability of ventilation equipment. However, the 6 to 20-year-old buildings and buildings that were 21 years old and older had an awareness level of 1 or more when their ventilation equipment could not be adjusted in individual rooms. It is presumed that odor awareness levels increase with building age, under the condition that ventilation equipment cannot be activated flexibly after strong odors are generated, making the odors cling to hospital rooms.</p>

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