Self-reported skin symptoms and skin-related quality of life among Latino immigrant poultry processing and other manual workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Chen H ; Feldman SR ; Mora DC ; Newman JC ; Pichardo-Geisinger R ; Quandt SA
• Description:
  Background: Manual labor employment occurs in environments with exposures likely to impact skin-related quality of life (SRQOL). Objectives: The objectives of this paper are to (1) document the dimensions of SRQOL, (2) examine its association with skin symptoms, and (3) identify the predictors of SRQOL in Latino manual workers. Methods: A population-based survey of 733 Latino manual workers obtained Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and skin symptoms in the prior year. Results: Two-thirds of workers were employed in production. Skin symptoms in prior year were reported by 23%. Impaired SRQOL was reported by 23%. In multivariate analyses, reduced SRQOL was associated with age, occupation, childhood indigenous language use, and experience of skin symptoms in the prior year. Conclusions: Despite overall high SRQOL exposures in some immigrant occupational groups produce reduce SRQOL. This rural, immigrant population faces significant obstacles to obtaining dermatological care; efforts are needed to improve their SRQOL. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Food Industry Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Skin Skin Diseases Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Poultry Processing Workers Environmental-exposure Exposure-levels Humans Immigrant Health Manual Workers Occupational Health Poultry-industry Poultry-workers Risk-factors Skin-disorders Skin-exposure Skin-infections Skin-irritants Sociological-factors Survey

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044064
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 May; 57(5):605-614
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara A. Quandt, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
• Email:
  squandt@wakehealth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20140929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1b9c30f28b8cb2b6db3bc8f2a69c83861bafd44128bc2414d0d0f9e32b557d7a5490597a696b254d59aec9316642f430fb0720d9ae63548f084b172e6a251d93
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199915/cdc_199915_DS1.pdf
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