Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Moscato
Study Year	1999
Country	Italy
Molecular Weight of Agent	Both
Category	Various
Agent	N/A
Occupation	Various occupations
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occupational asthma
Activity Intervention	Removal from exposure (12 months)
Participation Rate	25 of 32 eligible subjects (Participation rate: 78%)
Intervention Effectiveness	No statistically significant differences for percent predicted FEV1 or PD20 were found between subjects removed from exposure (n=13) and subjects with continued exposure (n=12). Asthma severity improved in both groups, but more for workers who ceased exposure. Declines in pharmaceutical expenses (p<0.05), and socioeconomic status (p<0.01) were associated with removal from exposure in comparison to continued exposure.