Surveillance of Work-Related Asthma in New York State

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• Personal Author:
  Cummings KR ; Gelberg KH ; Tice CJ
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to determine the percent of adults with asthma attributable to work and describe characteristics of the work-related asthma population in New York State. Sociodemographic and control characteristics of those with and without work-related asthma are compared. METHODS: Data from three population-based surveys and one case-based surveillance system were analyzed. Work-relatedness of asthma was determined by self-report for the population-based surveys and by physician report for the case-based system. Self-reported sociodemographic and control characteristics were analyzed for the population-based surveys by work-relatedness. RESULTS: The percent of work-relatedness among adults with current asthma in New York State ranged from 10.6% to 44.5%. Significantly more adults with work-related asthma had poorly controlled asthma than those without work-related asthma. More adults with work-related asthma also tended to be employed in the manufacturing, educational services, and public administration industries than the general population. The most frequently reported exposure was dust. CONCLUSIONS: Adults with work-related asthma have decreased control and adverse socioeconomic impacts compared to those with asthma that is not work-related. Increased recognition and physician reporting is necessary to further prevent the impact of work-related exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Irritants Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Asthma Breathing Control Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Inhalation-studies Occupational Occupational-exposure Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-hypersensitivity Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Statistical-analysis Work-environment Work-related Workers Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0277-0903
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  310-316
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036716
• Citation:
  J Asthma 2010 Apr; 47(3):310-316
• Contact Point Address:
  Cori J Tice, M.P.H., New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health, 547 River Street, Troy, NY 12180
• Email:
  cxt04@health.state.ny.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Department of Health/Health Research Incorporated
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Asthma
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d22d3e8808ff00ca4631786aefeabcc5e51d89f550c857da69639106f32bf6862ec0ed5df07987aa416d26e7c30d784b94e7aaa639c84752a16927af675a0225
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188026/cdc_188026_DS1.pdf
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