Copyright © 2020 Journal of Occupational Hygiene Engineering. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cite Journal of Occupational Hygiene Engineering Volume 7, Issue 2, Summer 2020, Pages: 8-13 : 10.29252/johe.7.2.8 The Association between Demographic Variables and the Prevalence of Neurotoxic Symptoms in Operating Room Personnel Nasim Alipour 1 , Rashid Heidari Moghadam 2 , Mohammad Babamiri 2 , Seyed Ali Mahdiyoun 1 , Hamid Seaidnia 3,* , Amir Asadi Fakhr 1 1 Department of Anesthesiology, School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 2 Research Center for Health Sciences and Department of Ergonomics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 3 MSc of Ergonomics, Department of Ergonomics, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran * Corresponding Author: Hamid Seaidnia, Department of Ergonomics, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. Email: hamidsaednia@gmail.com Abstract Background and Objective: The exposure of hospital personnel to anesthetic gases in various parts of health centers, such as operating rooms and recovery rooms, can exert serious effects on a person's physical and mental health. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of demographic variables on the prevalence of neurotoxic symptoms in operating room personnel. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 404 operating room personnel in western Iran. Euroquest questionnaire and demographic checklist were used for data collection. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 23) using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. A p-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Based on the obtained results, the rate of neurotoxic symptoms was higher in men, compared to women, and this difference was statistically significant. Nevertheless, no significant difference was observed between single and married employees and morning and shift staff in neurotoxic symptoms. Moreover, there was no significant correlation between neurotoxic symptoms with age and experience of the subjects. Conclusion: Symptoms were higher in some demographic groups; therefore, it is recommended to use appropriate training programs or management techniques, such as job rotation in operating room personnel. Keywords: Anesthesia Gas; Neurotoxic Symptoms; Operating Room; Euroquest Received: 07/10/2019 Accepted: 18/04/2020 How to Cite this Article: Alipour N, Heidari Moghadam R, Babamiri M, Mahdiyoun SA, Seaidnia H, Asadi Fakhr A. The Association between Dem- ographic Variables and the Prevalence of Neurotoxic Symptoms in Operating Room Personnel. J Occup Hyg Eng. 2020; 7(2): 8-13. DOI: 10.29252/ johe.7.2.8 Original Article Downloaded from johe.umsha.ac.ir at 23:01 +0330 on Wednesday November 24th 2021 [ DOI: 10.52547/johe.7.2.8 ]