Background. Measuring self-perceived health status and risk perception according to environmental factors remains a major open issue with important health policy implications. Methods. To measure self-perceived health status in an area where a major thermoelectric plant has been active since 1994, in October 2001, we conducted a two sample survey using the SF-12 Health Survey. The study sample (2001 individuals) representative of the population living in the plant area (Montalto di Castro, Central Italy) was compared with a random sample of the general Italian population (1928 individuals). Mean values were adjusted for age, sex and education. Results. SF-12 summary scales means are comparable in both samples: 50.2 (SE: 0.3) versus 49.9 (SE: 0.3) for the physical score, and 47.7 (SE: 0.4) versus 48.7 (SE: 0.4) for the mental score for Montalto di Castro area and Italian sample respectively. Conclusion. People living near a major thermoelectric plant have a subjective health status comparable to that reported by the general Italian population.

Impact of a major thermoelectric plant on self-perceived health status / L. Chatenoud, P. Mosconi, M. Malvezzi, P. Colombo, C. La Vecchia, G. Apolone. - In: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. - ISSN 0091-7435. - 41:1(2005 Jul), pp. 328-333. [10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.11.018]

Impact of a major thermoelectric plant on self-perceived health status

L. Chatenoud
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M. Malvezzi;C. La Vecchia
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2005

Abstract

Background. Measuring self-perceived health status and risk perception according to environmental factors remains a major open issue with important health policy implications. Methods. To measure self-perceived health status in an area where a major thermoelectric plant has been active since 1994, in October 2001, we conducted a two sample survey using the SF-12 Health Survey. The study sample (2001 individuals) representative of the population living in the plant area (Montalto di Castro, Central Italy) was compared with a random sample of the general Italian population (1928 individuals). Mean values were adjusted for age, sex and education. Results. SF-12 summary scales means are comparable in both samples: 50.2 (SE: 0.3) versus 49.9 (SE: 0.3) for the physical score, and 47.7 (SE: 0.4) versus 48.7 (SE: 0.4) for the mental score for Montalto di Castro area and Italian sample respectively. Conclusion. People living near a major thermoelectric plant have a subjective health status comparable to that reported by the general Italian population.
Health perception; Health status; Italy; SF-12; Thermoelectric plant
Settore MED/01 - Statistica Medica
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