Worksite wellness program for respiratory disease prevention in heavy-construction workers

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• Personal Author:
  Beeckman-Wagner L-A ; Berry A ; Catlett L ; Hakobyan A ; Hnizdo, Eva
• Description:
  Objective: To describe a respiratory disease prevention program in a US heavy-construction company. Methods: The program uses periodic spirometry and questionnaires and is integrated into a worksite wellness program involving individualized intervention. Spirometry Longitudinal Data Analysis (SPIROLA) technology is used to assist the physician with (i) management and evaluation of longitudinal spirometry and questionnaire data; (ii) designing, recoding, and implementing intervention; and (iii) evaluation of impact of the intervention. Preintervention data provide benchmark results. Results: Preintervention results on 1224 workers with 5 or more years of follow-up showed that the mean rate of FEV1 decline was 47 mL/year. Age-stratified prevalence of moderate airflow obstruction was higher than that for the US population. Conclusion: Preintervention results indicate the need for respiratory disease prevention in this construction workforce and provide a benchmark for future evaluation of the intervention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Irritants Lung Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Biological-effects Construction-industry Construction-workers Health-surveys Inhalation-studies Injuries Injury-prevention Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Questionnaires Respiratory-hypersensitivity Respiratory-infections Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-protection Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-research Surveillance Work-environment Work-operations Work-performance Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  274-281
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038476
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Mar; 53(3):274-281
• Contact Point Address:
  Eva Hnizdo, PhD, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  ehnizdo@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7e6b92110c257137d77d5a5dec1915b8845680b793f3cee22ab8b1f8f719d6b3a62a8bfb46c230c24838dedb50dc73b0ff1308e916c66f921abcb7cc1f6913ee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192178/cdc_192178_DS1.pdf
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