Workplace Spirometry Monitoring for Respiratory Disease Prevention: A Methods Review

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• Personal Author:
  Glindmeyer HW ; Hnizdo, Eva ; Petsonk, Edward L.
• Description:
  This report reviews methods applicable in workplace spirometry monitoring for the identifi cation of individuals with excessive lung function decline. Specifi c issues addressed include 1) maintaining longitudinal spirometry data precision at an acceptable level so that declines due to adverse physiological processes in the lung can be readily detected in an individual; 2) applying interpretative strategies that have a high likelihood of identifying workers at risk of developing lung function impairment; and 3) enhancing effectiveness of spirometry monitoring for intervention and disease prevention. Applications in ongoing computerized spirometry monitoring programs are described that demonstrate approaches to improving spirometry data precision and quality, and facilitating informed decision-making on disease prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Monitoring Irritants Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality Air-quality-control Author Keywords: Spirometry Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Medical Screening Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-respiratory-disease Periodic Spirometry Pulmonary-clearance Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-function-tests Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Qualitative-analysis Respiratory-hypersensitivity Respiratory-irritants Spirometry Spirometry Monitoring Surveillance Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1027-3719
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037033
• Citation:
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 Jul; 14(7):796-805
• Contact Point Address:
  Eva Hnizdo, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  ehnizdo@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:638aa43efc84370013cb9577d37b491efdcfe8d2b33280dc76cb670ffbba529833485f8257219b2b9e097092b434065b44cb25de1215c7fa7ee78ee938ec1d9c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188206/cdc_188206_DS1.pdf
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