Article in American journal of industrial medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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1 · What the graph read from it
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
2 · The registry
The trial behind it
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5 · Who and what money
Authors and funding
10 authors.
Jane C FazioDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3406-4542
Sandra R GarciaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2964-1028
Ivy R TorresLabor Occupational Safety and Health Program, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sheiphali A GandhiDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3156-7619
Kristin J CummingsOccupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5422-9199
Russell G BuhrDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6159-7435
Kevin RileyLabor Occupational Safety and Health Program, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7316-7173
Ninez PonceDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5151-6718
Arturo Vargas BustamanteDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0414-5015
Beth GlennDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4937-8181
Funding
Women's CancersP30CA016042 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Samuel Wheeler French · 1985 to 2026
$134.5M
Institutional Career Development Core SupplementKL2TR001870 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI KANAYA, ALKA M., SARKAR, URMIMALA · 2016 to 2025
$19.7M
Understanding Mis- and Disinformation About Health Care Access and Their Impacts on Decision-Making Among Latino ImmigrantsR01MD018727 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Alexander N Ortega · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Understanding Pulmonary Fibrosis Through the Integration of Complex Occupational and Environmental Exposure Assessments (PF-OEM)K23HL173628 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Sheiphali Arvind Gandhi · 2025 to 2026
$382k
J.C.F. is supported by UCLA Bruin Scholar Award Funding. S.A.G. was supported by the NIH/NCATS KL2 TR001870. K.J.C. is supported by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health grants 2U60OH008468, U19OH012293, and 75D30122P14131. R.G.B. is supported by grants from NIH/NHLBI and VA ORD/HSR, unrelated to this study, reports personal consulting fees from Optum, Chiesi, Dynamed, and American College of Physicians, unrelated to this study, and is employed by the Veterans Health Administration. A.V.B. is supported by the National Institute On Minority Health And Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01MD018727. N.P. reports support from UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the CHIS funders who supported the general COVID-19 Module (PI Ponce)-The California Wellness Foundation, the California Health Care Foundation, the California Endowment and the California Department of Public Health. B.G. is supported by the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant 3P30CA016042 (PI: M. Teitell).NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001870NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016042NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL173628NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD018727NIOSH CDC HHS U19 OH012293NIOSH CDC HHS U60 OH008468
6 · The paper itself
Abstract
backgroundSilicosis is a progressive occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica. Stone countertop workers are at risk of developing silicosis associated with engineered stone (ES) due to its high silica content and widespread use. This qualitative study assessed countertop workers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding silica hazards.
methodsWe recruited 20 participants for semi-structured interviews through purposive sampling of workplaces in Los Angeles, California. Eligibility requirements: employment in countertop fabrication, exposure to engineered stone, ≥ 18 years old, and English or Spanish proficiency. Interviews were recorded, translated, and transcribed. Two researchers employed thematic and content analysis to code transcripts using both inductive and deductive methods.
resultsAll respondents were Latino men, 90% of whom were foreign-born, with a median age of 44 years and a median work tenure of 20 years. We identified five themes: (1) Hazardous work environments: Respondents regularly engaged in dry-cutting practices (68%), and half reported that their employers did not reliably provide respirators. (2) Insufficient training and educational resources: Respondents possessed basic knowledge that dust caused lung disease (90%); however, most acquired knowledge through word-of-mouth or media. (3) Employment vulnerability: Workers feared being fired for raising safety concerns. (4) Workforce entrapment: Although many workers considered leaving the industry, they were hindered by a lack of legal immigration status or alternative skills, as well as the presumed lower pay in a new industry. (5) Worker-identified solutions: Workers suggested wet cutting, workplace training, and regulation of ES, including its elimination.
conclusionThe results support continued policy, regulatory, and enforcement efforts aimed at minimizing silica exposure. Workers recommended workplace and upstream solutions, such as eliminating ES.
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