ArticleTanaffos2017
Pulmonary Functions and Health-Related Quality of Life among Silica-Exposed Workers.
Article in Tanaffos, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Risk Assessment of Silicosis and Lung Cancer Mortality associated with Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica in Iran.Journal of research in health sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Occupational respiratory disorders in Iran: a review of prevalence and inducers.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Association of p-phenylenediamine exposure with alterations of pulmonary function, pruritus and health-related quality of life in hair dye factory workers: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Predictors of psychological stress in silica-exposed workers in the artificial stone benchtop industry.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2022Article
- Demographic, Life Style and Job-Related Determinants of Quality of Life of Industrial Manufacturing Employees: An Application of Multilevel Latent Class Regression on a Large Cross-Sectional Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2019Article
- Occupational Exposure to Air Pollutants and Higher Risk of COPD in Construction Workers: A Meta-Analysis Study.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the pulmonary functions of silica-exposed workers and their health-related quality of life in an insulator manufacturing industry. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, participants selected from the manufacturing unit (n = 127) constituted the exposed group and those from the administrative department (n = 30) constituted the unexposed group. All subjects were evaluated using personal air sampling of crystalline silica, pulmonary function tests, and a quality of life questionnaire (36-item short form health survey [SF-36]).
resultsThe mean (SD) concentrations of crystalline silica were 0.507 (0.23) mg/m
conclusionIn conclusion, the workers exposed to higher levels of crystalline silica had lower values of pulmonary function indices and lower health-related quality of life; however, further follow-up studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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