Determinants of disinfectant use among nurses in U.S. healthcare facilities

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Dumas, Orianne ; Wiley, Aleta S ; Henneberger, Paul K ; Speizer, Frank E ; Zock, Jan-Paul ; Varraso, Raphaëlle ; Le Moual, Nicole ; Boggs, Krislyn M ; Camargo, Carlos A
• Description:
  Background
  
  Disinfectant use among healthcare workers has been associated with respiratory disorders, especially asthma. We aimed to describe disinfectants used by U.S. nurses, and to investigate qualitative and quantitative differences according to workplace characteristics and region.
  
  Methods
  
  Disinfectant use was assessed by questionnaire in 8,851 nurses. Hospital characteristics were obtained from the American Hospital Association database.
  
  Results
  
  Working in a hospital was associated with higher disinfectant use (OR: 2.06 [95%CI: 1.89-2.24]), but lower spray use (0.74 [0.66-0.82]). Nurses working in smaller hospitals (<50 beds vs. ≥200 beds) were more likely to use disinfectants (1.69 [1.23-2.32]) and sprays (1.69 [1.20-2.38]). Spray use was lower in the West than in the Northeast (0.75 [0.58-0.97]).
  
  Conclusion
  
  Disinfectant use was more common among nurses working in smaller hospitals, possibly because they perform more diverse tasks. Variations in spray use by hospital size and region suggest additional targets for future efforts to prevent occupational asthma.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Cleaning Products Disinfectants Healthcare Workers Hospital Occupational Asthma
• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 60(1):131-140.
• Pubmed ID:
  27862135
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5154899
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 OH010359/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; UM1 CA176726/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:05f544deb34f778249be0a4a68e4d54cf88ec2d646b42bcb4ff4687a72e5fc0a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/43219/cdc_43219_DS1.pdf
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