EUROQUEST—A Questionnaire for Solvent Related Symptoms: Factor Structure, Item Analysis and Predictive Validity

Solvent‐related health effects among construction painters with decreasing exposure

“…The symptoms of the most exposed painters correlated well with the main symptoms of the CSE: fatigue, poor memory, difficulty in concentration, emotional lability and depression [Edling et al, 1990], where memory is suggested to be the first mental faculty to be impaired [Chouaniere et al, 2002], which is reflected in the EQ domain of memory and concentration [Carter et al, 2002]. In our study, the painters with most exposure in the 1960/70s and 1980s had the most symptoms.…”

“…Thus, there is a need to know whether workers with decreasing solvent exposure have symptoms pointing to neurotoxicity. Neurotoxic symptoms can be adequately documented through self-report, e.g., Euroquest Questionnaire [Chouaniere et al, 1997;Karlson et al, 2000], although no screening instrument alone replaces clinical diagnostic procedures [Carter et al, 2002].…”

Self-reported symptoms of neurotoxicity and agricultural injuries among Ohio cash-grain farmers

“…Response categories follow a 1-4 Likert-type scale corresponding to the responses ''seldom/ never,'' ''sometimes,'' ''often,'' and ''very often,'' and therefore are a closer match to the response entities from Q24. A subset (or domain) of EQ corresponding to memory and concentration showed better sensitivity and specificity for organic solvent exposure than the full EQ questionnaire or a 14-item subset of the questionnaire which approximated Q16 [Carter et al, 2002].…”

Symptom screening in detection of occupational solvent-related encephalopathy

“…The inclusion score was the sum of 11 EQ-based questions (Table 1). These 11 questions, 6 of them on memory and concentration, were chosen as the most indicative for CSE based on the literature and clinical experience gained at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) (Edling et al 1990;Juntunen 1993;Carter et al 2002;Kaukiainen et al 2004a). All painters and carpenters with a high symptom score, C22 (possible score 0-33), were eligible.…”

“…These studies have employed Euroquest (EQ) (Karlson et al 2000;Deschamps et al 2001;Carter et al 2002;Chouaniere et al 2002;Rouch et al 2003;Kaukiainen et al 2004a); Questionnaire 16 or 18 (Q16 or Q18) (Lundberg et al 1997;Nasterlack et al 1999;Ihrig et al 2001;Nordling Nilson et al 2007); and other symptom questionnaires designed for neurotoxicological settings (Kiesswetter et al 1997;Viaene et al 2001;Schofield et al 2006). In the context of symptoms, clinical investigations other than neuropsychological testing are seldom reported (Lundberg et al 1995;Nasterlack et al 1999;Attia et al 2006).…”