ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2024
Work-Related Asthma and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Work Productivity.
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- Patient-centred outcomes in severe asthma: fatigue, sleep, physical activity and work.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Review
- Defense mechanisms in immune-mediated diseases: a cross-sectional study focusing on Severe Allergic Asthma and Hymenoptera Venom Anaphylaxis patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Health-related quality of life in severe hypersensitivity reactions: focus on severe allergic asthma and hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis-a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe impact of work-related asthma (WRA) on quality of life (QoL) and work productivity remains largely neglected/uncertain despite its high prevalence.
objectiveTo investigate the association of WRA with QoL and work productivity as compared with subjects with non-WRA and those without asthma and rhinitis.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was carried out among workers during their periodic occupational health visit in Belgium. The Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, the 8-item Medical Outcome Study Short Form instrument, and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment-General Health questionnaire were administered. Survey participants were divided into 3 groups: (1) WRA (current asthma with ≥2 respiratory symptoms at work; n = 89); (2) non-WRA (current asthma without work-related respiratory symptoms; n = 119); and (3) the reference group (no asthma and no lower respiratory, nasal, or eye symptoms; n = 815). Associations of QoL and work productivity with WRA were evaluated by multivariable regression analyses.
resultsWRA and having poor asthma control were significantly associated with lower global Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire scores compared with non-WRA. Asthmatic subjects had significantly lower physical and mental health component scores of the 8-item Medical Outcome Study Short Form instrument and overall work productivity compared with the reference group, with greater impairment in workers with WRA than in those without WRA. Moreover, workers with WRA had higher percentages of doctor visits and income reduction because of respiratory symptoms than those with non-WRA. Work-related rhinitis and depression were associated with reduced QoL, independent of the effect of WRA.
conclusionsWRA should be managed comprehensively to reduce the worsening of QoL and work productivity of those affected.
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