CarmenM Krogh, RobertY McMurtry, WilliamB Johnson, Mariana Alves-Pereira, JerryL Punch, Anne Dumbrille, Debra Hughes, Linda Rogers, RobertW Rand, Lorrie Gillis
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导言:居住在工业风力涡轮机(IWTs) 10公里范围内的危害风险尚未得到解决,并继续在国际上进行辩论。虽然司法程序、科学文献、社交媒体和互联网网站等来源报道说,一些邻居考虑离开家,但对这一主题的研究有限。本研究继续探讨他们为什么考虑这样的住房决定。方法:伦理审查研究使用定性扎根理论(GT)方法,并采访了67名18岁或以上的同意参与者,他们以前居住或目前居住在iwt 10公里范围内。将音频文件转录为文本,使用NVivo Pro (v. 12.6)软件对数据进行编码和分析。目的:这份手稿的目的是探讨参与者对他们的医生和医师专家提供的医疗诊断的描述。结果:数据分析揭示了与环境干扰和生活条件改变相关的主要和次要主题。在67名参与者中,有8人描述了他们的医疗状况诊断是由他们的医生和内科专家给出的。还调查了与参与者的保健提供者对话的描述。讨论:医疗诊断、卫生从业人员评论的描述以及全球报告的不良健康影响的共性,都支持在居民区附近设置内流医院的潜在风险。建议对卫生政策和疾病预防感兴趣的公众、政府当局、政策制定者、研究人员、卫生从业人员和社会科学家认识到这种风险,并倡导为受影响的邻居立即、有效和及时地解决问题。结论:GT方法用于开发关于居住在风力发电厂10公里范围内的参与者的住房决策的实质性理论。访谈的结果表明,这些决定的动机是潜在的,或经验,他们认为,他们住在这些设施附近。
Wind turbines: Vacated/abandoned homes – Exploring research participants' descriptions of adverse health effects and medical diagnoses provided by their physicians and physician specialists
Introduction: The risk of harm associated with living within 10 km of industrial wind turbines (IWTs) is unresolved and continues to be debated internationally. While sources such as judicial proceedings, scientific literature, social media, and Internet websites report that some neighbors contemplate leaving their homes, research on this topic is limited. This study continues to explore why they contemplated such a housing decision. Methodology: The ethics-reviewed study used the qualitative Grounded Theory (GT) methodology and interviewed 67 consenting participants, 18 years or older, who had previously lived, or were currently living, within 10 km of IWTs. Audio files were transcribed to text and the data were coded and analyzed using NVivo Pro (v. 12.6) software. Objectives: The objective of this manuscript is to explore participants’ descriptions of their medical diagnoses provided by their physicians and physician specialists. Results: Data analysis revealed primary and subthemes associated with environmental interference and altered living conditions. Of the 67 participants, eight described their diagnoses of medical conditions as given by their physicians and physician specialists. Descriptions of conversations with participants’ health-care providers were also surveyed. Discussion: Medical diagnoses, descriptions of comments by health practitioners and the commonality of globally reported adverse health effects (AHEs), support the potential risk of locating IWTs near residential areas. It is recommended that members of the public, government authorities, policy makers, researchers, health practitioners, and social scientists with an interest in health policy and disease prevention acknowledge this risk and advocate for the immediate, effective, and timely resolution for affected neighbors. Conclusions: The GT methodology was used to develop a substantive theory regarding the housing decisions of participants living within 10 km of a Wind Power Plant. Results from the interviews indicate that these decisions were motivated by the potential for, or the experience of, AHEs which they attributed to living in proximity to these installations.