Air pollution and respiratory health in patients with COPD: should we focus on indoor or outdoor sources?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While associations between ambient air pollution and respiratory health in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are well studied, little is known about individuals' personal exposure to pollution and associated health effects by source.

Aim

To separate measured total personal exposure into indoor-generated and outdoor-generated pollution and use these improved metrics in health models for establishing more reliable associations with exacerbations and respiratory symptoms.

Methods

We enrolled a panel of 76 patients with COPD and continuously measured their personal exposure to particles and gaseous pollutants and location with portable monitors for 134 days on average. We collected daily health information related to respiratory symptoms t

SUBMITTER: Evangelopoulos D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671933 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature