Sick building symptoms in office workers: a follow-up study before and one year after changing buildings.

Describes a study carried out one year before and one year after a move from a naturally ventilated building to an artificially ventilated one by 167 clerical workers. The study examined the influences of physical and psychosocial work environments and personal factors on sick building syndrome symptoms. Female gender and VDU work were linked to most symptoms in both surveys. There was a significant increase after the move in eye, skin and fatigue symptoms.