Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Gassert
Study Year	1998
Country	USA
Molecular Weight of Agent	Both
Category	Various
Agent	N/A
Occupation	Various occupations
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occuaptional asthma
Activity Intervention	Removal from exposure (mean: 31 months)
Participation Rate	55 of 72 eligible subjects (Participation rate: 76%)
Intervention Effectiveness	Fifty-four of 55 subjects presented with active asthma at follow-up, 26 of which were "severe". Thirty-nine of 54 subjects were unemployed, with the risk of unemployment greater for those with severe asthma, and for those without a college degree (p<0.05). Increased risk of severe asthma was also observed for women and industrial sector workers (p<0.05).