1. Long-Term Impairment From Irritant-Induced Occupational Asthma.
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Lantto, Jussi, Suojalehto, Hille, Vasankari, Tuula, Karvala, Kirsi, and Lindstrtim, Irmeli
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HEALTH status indicators , *PHOTOSENSITIZERS , *RESEARCH funding , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *FUNCTIONAL status , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *ODDS ratio , *OCCUPATIONAL exposure , *QUALITY of life , *POLLUTANTS , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *DATA analysis software , *OCCUPATIONAL asthma , *EMPLOYMENT , *INDUSTRIAL hygiene , *MENTAL depression - Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the long-term physical condition, health-related quality of life, employment, and work ability of irritant-induced asthma (IIA) patients. Methods: Forty-three IlA patients completed a follow-up questionnaire a median of eight (interquartile range 4-11 ) years after asthma diag- nosis. We compared their results with those of 43 low-molecular-weight (LMW) sensitizer-induced occupational astlima (OA) patients and those of 206 adult- onset asthmatics in the general population. Results: Of the I IA patients, 40% re- ported depressive symptoms. Of the <65-year-olds. 56% were employed of whom 39% assessed their work ability as limited. IIA patients had more difficulty climbing several flights of stairs than LMW-induced OA patients (70% vs 47%, OR= 4.8395% CI: 1.51-15.47).Most ofthe IIA patients' outcomes were inferior to those ofthe adult-onset asthmatics in the general population. Conclusions: HA prognosis appeared poor but resembled that of LMW-induced OA [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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