Occupation and task as risk factors for asthma-related outcomes among healthcare workers in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have suggested an association of asthma onset and exacerbation with cleaning and disinfecting activities in a number of industries, including healthcare. The objective of the current study was to investigate the association of asthma and related outcomes with occupations and tasks in urban healthcare workers in the United States.

Methods

A questionnaire was implemented in a sample of workers from nine healthcare occupations in New York City. We used regression models to examine the association of post-hire asthma, current asthma, exacerbation of asthma, a symptom algorithm for bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR-related symptoms), a symptom-based asthma score, and the symptom wheeze with occupation and four healthcare tasks, while adjusting for ot

SUBMITTER: Caridi MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6856954 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature