ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2015
Increased Decline in Pulmonary Function Among Employees in Norwegian Smelters Reporting Work-Related Asthma-Like Symptoms.
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- The Effect of a Knowledge-Based Intervention on the Use of Respirators in the Norwegian Smelter Industry.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Predictors of Respiratory Protective Equipment Use in the Norwegian Smelter Industry: The Role of the Theory of Planned Behavior, Safety Climate, and Work Experience in Understanding Protective Behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Cross-shift study of exposure-response relationships between bioaerosol exposure and respiratory effects in the Norwegian grain and animal feed production industry.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2016Article
- Annual decline in forced expiratory volume is steeper in aluminum potroom workers than in workers without exposure to potroom fumes.American journal of industrial medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate associations between work-related asthma-like symptoms (WASTH) and annual pulmonary function decline among employees of 18 Norwegian smelters.
methodsA 5-year longitudinal study in which WASTH was defined as a combination of dyspnea and wheezing that improved on rest days and vacation.
resultsA total of 12,966 spirometry examinations were performed in 3084 employees. Crude annual decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) (dFEV1) was 32.9 mL/yr (95% confidence interval, 30.5 to 35.3), and crude annual decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) (dFVC) was 40.9 mL/yr (37.8 to 43.9). After adjustment for relevant covariates, employees reporting WASTH showed higher dFEV1 by 16.0 m:/yr (3.4 to 28.6) and higher dFVC by 20.5 mL/yr (6.0 to 35.0) compared with employees not reporting WASTH.
conclusionWork-related asthma-like symptom was associated with greater annual declines in FEV1 and FVC, indicating a restrictive pattern.
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