The Environmental Symptoms Questionnaire (ESQ): Development and Application

Abstract

The Environmental Symptoms Questionnaire (ESQ) was developed to help researchers quantify symptoms experienced by individuals exposed to extreme conditions. The ESQ has evolved into a general symptom questionnaire from earlier designs for capturing the symptoms of acute mountain sickness. Item have been added, removed and revised, and scale changes were made for greater reliability and ease of administration and completion. Factor analysis revealed significant symptom clusters and weights for scoring the ESQ. Discussion is given to these developments and to the application to a number of environmental studies. Recommendations are offered for its administration and scoring using either factor weights or nonfactored clusters....Environmental surveys, Extreme environmental conditions, Heat, Extreme temperatures, Questionnaires, Cold, Environmental studies, Climatic conditions, Altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264127

Entities

People

  • James B. Sampson
  • John L. Kobrick
  • Richard F. Johnson

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

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  • Biomedical

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  • Abstracts
  • Altitude
  • Climate Change
  • Clothing
  • Factor Analysis
  • High Altitude
  • Hypobaric Chambers
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Mountains
  • New York
  • Pain
  • Protective Clothing
  • Questionnaires
  • Reliability

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