Subjective Response to Respirator Type: Effect of Disease Status and Gender

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• Personal Author:
  Bansal S ; Harber P ; Liu Y ; Santiago S ; Wu S ; Yun D
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of respirator type and user characteristics (eg, health status) on the subjective response to respirator use. METHODS: The subjective responses for multiple domains were evaluated in 104 volunteers performing work tasks in a simulated work environment. Each used a dual cartridge half face mask and a filtering facepiece (N95) respirator. The study population was recruited to include four groups (normal respiratory status, mild asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or chronic rhinitis). Mixed model regression analyses determined the effects of respirator type, disease, gender, and age. RESULTS: Half face mask produced more adverse subjective response than the N95 for most scales. There were significant interactions such that disease status modified the effect of respirator type. In general, women reported greater adverse ratings than did men. CONCLUSIONS: The effect of respirator type depends on disease status. Respirator design evaluation panels should include persons with mild respiratory disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Factors Irritants Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biological-factors Inhalation-studies Mathematical-models Personal-protective-equipment Physiological-factors Physiological-measurements Physiological-testing Protective-equipment Pulmonary-system-disorders Respirators Respiratory-equipment Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Respiratory-system-disorders Statistical-analysis Work-environment Work-performance Worker-health Worker-motivation Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  150-154
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036749
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 Feb; 52(2):150-154
• Contact Point Address:
  Philip Harber, MD, MPH, UCLA Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 10880 Wilshire, #1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024
• Email:
  pharber@mednet.ucla.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Arizona, Tucson
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050715
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20140731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:93f31cbb98db1511fe8250e4a287e1872eb0b066ff3a25505874e9e8a0b506926b95c2024c81dffa4f19d35b54624f08bb58df9ef20ba81f9c9816c6bd8eb43e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188046/cdc_188046_DS1.pdf
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