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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2015

Impact of a countywide smoke-free workplace law on emergency department visits for respiratory diseases: a retrospective cohort study.

Ivana T Croghan, Jon O Ebbert, J Taylor Hays, Darrell R Schroeder, Alanna M Chamberlain, Véronique L Roger, Richard D Hurt

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Smoke-free legislation and child health.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2016
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  12. Taming Asthma in School-Aged Children: A Comprehensive Review.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ivana T CroghanNicotine Research Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. croghan.ivana@mayo.edu.
Jon O EbbertNicotine Research Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. ebbert.jon@mayo.edu.
J Taylor HaysNicotine Research Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. hays.taylor@mayo.edu.
Darrell R SchroederDivision of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. schroedd@mayo.edu.
Alanna M ChamberlainDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. chamberlain.alanna@mayo.edu.
Véronique L RogerRobert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. roger.veronique@mayo.edu.
Richard D HurtNicotine Research Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. rhurt@mayo.edu.
Mayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Florida · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

Rochester Epidemiology ProjectR01AG034676 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI ROCCA, WALTER A, ST SAUVER, JENNIFER LYNN · 2010 to 2019
$9.5M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG034676NIA NIH HHS R01AG034676
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith the goal of reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, the state of Minnesota (MN), enacted a smoke-free law (i.e., Freedom to Breathe Act) in all workplaces, restaurants, and bars in 2007. This retrospective cohort study analyzes emergency department (ED) visits in Olmsted County, MN, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma over a five-year period to assess changes after enactment of the smoke-free law.

methodsWe calculated the rates of ED visits in Olmsted County, MN, with a primary diagnosis of COPD and asthma in the five-year period from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009. Analyses were performed using segmented Poisson regression to assess whether ED visit rates declined following enactment of the smoke free law after adjusting for potential underlying temporal trends in ED visit rates during this time period.

resultsUsing segmented Poisson regression analyses, a significant reduction was detected in asthma-related ED visits (RR 0.814, p < 0.001) but not for COPD-related ED visits following the enactment of the smoke-free law. The reduction in asthma related ED visits was observed in both adults (RR 0.840, p = 0.015) and children (RR 0.751, p = 0.015).

conclusionsIn Olmsted County, MN, asthma-related ED visits declined significantly after enactment of a smoke-free law. These results add to the body of literature supporting community health benefits of smoke-free policies in public environments and their potential to reduce health care costs.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth PolicyHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRespiration DisordersRetrospective StudiesTobacco Smoke PollutionUnited StatesTobacco Smoke Pollution

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