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Call centers are places where numerous people work together always speaking in a closed environment, and the most common complaint about admission to a doctor by call center employees is a cough and other respiratory system symptoms.In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the relationship of call center employees between work and cough complaints and cough incidence with a questionnaire that consists of eleven questions and evaluates epidemiologic features, cough complaints of call center employees.132 people were accrued to this study and the female/male ratio was 102/30. Mean age was 26.4 ± 2.7 (min-max; 21-39) years, mean working time at the call center was 2.6 ± 1.2 (min-max; 0.1-8) year and mean daily working hours was 8.1 ± 1.1 hour. 40 (30.3%) participants had cough complaint before beginning, 89 (67.4%) participants had cough complaint after to work at a call center work (p= 0.004).Cough is more prevalent in call center employees. Pulmonary medicine specialist and occupational medicine practioner keep their mind unexplaned cough with infections or other reasons might be a warning and early symptoms of sick building syndrome or other building related diseases or voice abusing on call center operators.
Adult, Male, Turkey, Interprofessional Relations, Telephone, Occupational Diseases, Young Adult, Cough, Surveys and Questionnaires, occupational health, Prevalence, Humans, Female, call center, Call Centers
Adult, Male, Turkey, Interprofessional Relations, Telephone, Occupational Diseases, Young Adult, Cough, Surveys and Questionnaires, occupational health, Prevalence, Humans, Female, call center, Call Centers
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