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Asthma in Health Care Workers
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12 2013
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Source: J Occup Environ Med. 55(12):1463-1468
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Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Objective
To estimate the prevalence of current asthma and the proportion of asthma that is work-related among health care and non–health care workers.
Methods
We used 2008 and 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System High Risk/Health Care Worker Module and Asthma Call-Back Survey data collected in 35 states and the District of Columbia to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs).
Results
Significantly more health care workers/volunteers than non–health care workers/volunteers with current asthma had asthma attacks (PR = 1.23; 95% confidence interval = 1.03 to 1.46) and asthma symptoms within the past year (PR = 1.07; 95% confidence interval = 1.00 to 1.14). There was no significant difference in the proportion of health care and non–health care workers/volunteers diagnosed with current asthma or work-related asthma.
Conclusions
The results of this study are consistent with previous research showing that health care workers with asthma have higher proportions of asthma attacks than non–health care workers.
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Pubmed ID:24270301
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4524494
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