The Long-Term Effects of Cleaning on the Lungs

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• Personal Author:
  Cummings, Kristin J. ; Virji, M. Abbas
• Description:
  Past studies have demonstrated that cleaning in a variety of work settings is a risk factor for adverse respiratory health effects, most notably asthma. Excess asthma and respiratory symptoms also have been documented in persons cleaning at home. Svanes and colleagues examine the longterm effects of cleaning using data from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS). The authors showed that for women, but not men, both occupational and domestic cleaning were associated with accelerated declines in spirometric parameters over 20 years. They found the size of the effect was comparable to smoking 10 to 20 cigarettes daily over the study period. ECRHS is a large, multi-center, population-based cohort study that began in the 1990s to address the increasing burden of asthma and its potential environmental causes. In their study, Svanes et al. included over 6,000 adults recruited in 1992-1994 at ages 20 to 44 (ECRHS I) and followed in 1998- 2002 (ECRHS II) and 2010-2012 (ECRHS III). Interviews and spirometry were conducted at each of the three time points; self-reported cleaning activity information was collected during ECRHS II. Serial spirometric data were available for over 85% of the participants. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cohort Studies Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Ashtma Cigarette Smoking Cleaning Compounds Cohort Studies Lung Disorders Respiratory System Disorders Spirometry
• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  197
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051077
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 May; 197(9):1099-1101
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristin J. Cummings, MD, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS 2800, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  cvx5@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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