患有西部红雪松哮喘的工人的生活质量和就业状况。
Quality of life and employment status of workers with Western red cedar asthma.
作者信息
Dimich-Ward Helen, Taliadouros Virginia, Teschke Kay, Chow Yat, Abboud Raja, Chan-Yeung Moira
机构信息
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, VGH Research Pavilion, 390-828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver BC V5Z 1L8, Canada.
出版信息
J Occup Environ Med. 2007 Sep;49(9):1040-5. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31814b2e5c.
OBJECTIVE
The impact of current employment status and other factors on quality of life was evaluated for workers diagnosed with western red cedar asthma in British Columbia, Canada.
METHODS
Telephone interviews by questionnaire included the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Marks Asthma quality-of-life instruments.
RESULTS
Of the 302 subjects contacted, 70.5% (n = 213) participated. Employment status was the most consistent predictor of quality-of-life domains, with highest scores for employed subjects, particularly those who were no longer exposed to red cedar. Subjects who had quit work because of their asthma had worse scores, particularly for vitality and general health perceptions. Other factors independently associated with specific aspects of poor quality of life were having asthma-like symptoms, taking medication, and not being married.
CONCLUSIONS
Continued employment was associated with better quality of life for workers with western red cedar asthma.
目的
评估加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省被诊断为西部红雪松哮喘的工人当前就业状况及其他因素对生活质量的影响。
方法
通过问卷调查进行电话访谈，问卷包括简短健康调查问卷（SF - 36）和马克斯哮喘生活质量量表。
结果
在联系的302名受试者中，70.5%（n = 213）参与了调查。就业状况是生活质量各领域最一致的预测因素，就业受试者得分最高，尤其是那些不再接触红雪松的人。因哮喘而辞职的受试者得分较低，尤其是在活力和总体健康感知方面。与生活质量差的特定方面独立相关的其他因素包括有哮喘样症状、服药和未婚。
结论
持续就业与西部红雪松哮喘工人更好的生活质量相关。
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