Health-related quality of life among adults with work-related asthma in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Knoeller GE ; Mazurek JM ; Moorman JE
• Description:
  PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine health-related quality of life among adults with work-related asthma. METHODS: We analyzed 2006-2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey data for ever-employed adults with current asthma from 38 states and District of Columbia. Individuals with work-related asthma had been told by a doctor or other health professional that their asthma was related to any job they ever had. Health-related quality of life indicators included poor self-rated health, impaired physical health, impaired mental health, and activity limitation. We calculated prevalence ratios (PRs) adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, employment, and health insurance. RESULTS: Of ever-employed adults with current asthma, an estimated 9.0 % had work-related asthma, 26.9 % had poor self-rated health, 20.6 % had impaired physical health, 18.2 % had impaired mental health, and 10.2 % had activity limitation. Individuals with work-related asthma were significantly more likely than those with non-work-related asthma to have poor self-rated health [PR, 1.45; 95 % confidence interval (CI), 1.31-1.60], impaired physical health (PR, 1.60; 95 % CI, 1.42-1.80), impaired mental health (PR, 1.55; 95 % CI, 1.34-1.80), and activity limitation (PR, 2.16; 95 % CI, 1.81-2.56). CONCLUSIONS: Future research should examine opportunities to improve health-related quality of life among individuals with work-related asthma. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Asthma Asthma, Occupational Irritants Lung Lung Diseases Men Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: Occupational Asthma Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Exposure-levels Humans Occupational Health Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Quality Of Life Respiration Respiratory-hypersensitivity Respiratory-infections Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-neoplasms Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs

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• ISSN:
  0962-9343
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  22
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040924
• Citation:
  Qual Life Res 2013 May; 22(4):771-780
• Contact Point Address:
  G. E. Knoeller, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1095 Willowdale Rd., MS HG-900, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  ipb8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Quality of Life Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a864c566385d709fe3838a20c01cbe2b947eecc6e3f9868e9493f994aabd1b5be25d272ebf2ededee0f21e8135e0200f490254825c214bd81055360f381f33ff
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