Screening tools for work-related asthma and their diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

One in four cases of asthma in adults is caused or worsened by work (work-related asthma: WRA). Early detection of WRA could prevent poor health and employment outcomes, but clinical diagnosis is often missed or delayed. The standardisation and effectiveness of screening tools have not been well established. We aimed to summarise and compare the performance of screening tools for identifying WRA in both clinical settings and workplaces.

Methods

We searched for studies that used structured questionnaires or prediction models (with/without physiological tests) to identify WRA in clinical settings or workplaces with individuals aged≥16 years in MEDLINE, Embase, other bibliographic databases and grey literature between 1975 and 2024. Two reviewers independently scre

SUBMITTER: Kongsupon N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265809 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature