Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Iossifova YY
Study Year	2011
Country	USA
Molecular Weight of Agent	N/A
Category	Various
Agent	Dampness in an office building, Indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
Occupation	Office Workers
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occupational respiratory health
Activity Intervention	Remediation of a water-damaged office building. Relocation to other buildings or within the building.
Participation Rate	97 office workers participated in both surveys in 2002 and 2005.
Intervention Effectiveness	For Remediation intervention without relocation: <ul><li> There was no overall improvement in respiratory health and pulmonary function from 2002 to 2005 among office workers in a building with ongoing incomplete remediation</li></ul> For Relocation intervention: <ul><li> Relocated respiratory cases had a significant decrease in their medication use scal</li><li> Relocated respiratory cases also showed significantly decreased lung function from 2002 to 200</li></ul>