Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Bernstein
Study Year	2003
Country	USA
Molecular Weight of Agent	HMW
Category	Plants
Agent	Latex
Occupation	Health care workers in general population
Outcome/Diagnosis	Natural rubber latex allergy
Activity Intervention	Removal from exposure, substitution of agent, (switching to non-NRL gloves), transfer to low exposure area (mean:3.9 years)
Participation Rate	Limitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention Effectiveness	Of 24 subjects with asthma symptoms at baseline, 4 subjects with work-related asthma left the workplace with no symptoms at follow-up, and 18 of 19 subjects who switched gloves had no symptoms at follow-up. One subject who undergone area transfer had rhinitis. The 4 subjects with work-related asthma experienced a mean 24% reduction in income.