Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Primary
Author	Schoj V
Study Year	2010
Country	Argentina
Molecular Weight of Agent	LMW
Category	Smoke
Agent	Second hand smoke
Occupation	Bar and restaurant workers
Outcome/Diagnosis	Respiratory and sensory irritation symptoms and respiratory function
Activity Intervention	Removal from exposure to second hand smoke (3 months).
Participation Rate	80 of 198 (40%) non-smoking bar and restaurant workers.
Intervention Effectiveness	Changes in bar and restaurant workers from pre-legislation to 3 months after the new legislation bans smoking in these worksites:<br />1.Respiratory and Sensory irritation symptoms<br />a.Respiratory symptoms reduced from 57.5% to 28.7% (p<0.001).<br />b.Cough, wakes during sleep due to cough, tightness in chest, dyspnoea on exertion and rest were statistical significantly declined from 20.2%, 31.6%, 17.5%, 41.2%, and 21.2% to 7.1%, 8.8%, 7.5%, 16.2%, and 5%, respectively.<br />c.Sensory irritation symptoms on at least one symptom, red eyes, sneezing, and scratchy throat were decreased from 86.3%, 58%, 58.2%, and 53.1% to 37.5%, 20%, 26.2%, and 17.7%, respectively.<br />2.Pulmonary function<br />a.FVC significantly improved from 88% to 96%.