Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Paggiaro
Study Year	1984
Country	Italy
Molecular Weight of Agent	LMW
Category	Diisocyanates
Agent	Toluene diisocyanate (TDI)
Occupation	Furniture manufacturing workers
Outcome/Diagnosis	Asthmatic and non-asthmatic respiratory disease
Activity Intervention	Removal from exposure (2 years)
Participation Rate	Limitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention Effectiveness	Eight of 12 subjects with asthma reported dyspnea, while wheezing with PFT remain unchanged. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness declined in 3 of 12 subjects. Fifteen subjects with continued exposure experienced a decline in PFT (p<0.05) with 10 of 15 subjects presenting with symptoms of chronic bronchitis.