A case-crossover analysis to quantify the impact of wildfire smoke on hospital respiratory admissions in the Rogue Valley, Oregon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the increasing prevalence of wildfire smoke in the Pacific Northwest, it is important to quantify health impacts to plan for adequate health services. The Rogue Valley region has historically faced some of the greatest wildfire threats in the state. Health impacts from smoke have been estimated in several recent studies that include Oregon's Rogue Valley, but the results between studies are conflicting.

Objective

The objective is to critically examine impacts of wildfire smoke on health in the Rogue Valley area and translate the results to support hospital staffing decisions.

Study design

The study adopts a case-crossover approach.

Methods

Apply a conditional Poisson regression to analyze time stratified counts while controlling for mean tempera

SUBMITTER: Mitchell AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11402308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature