The socioeconomic burden of chronic lung disease in low-resource settings across the globe - an observational FRESH AIR study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-resource settings are disproportionally burdened by chronic lung disease due to early childhood disadvantages and indoor/outdoor air pollution. However, data on the socioeconomic impact of respiratory diseases in these settings are largely lacking. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the chronic lung disease-related socioeconomic burden in diverse low-resource settings across the globe. To inform governmental and health policy, we focused on work productivity and activity impairment and its modifiable clinical and environmental risk factors.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional, observational FRESH AIR study in Uganda, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, and Greece. We assessed the chronic lung disease-related socioeconomic burden using validated questionnaires among spirometr

SUBMITTER: Brakema EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6925865 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature