In:
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Abstract:
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for work-related asthma, which may be affected by changes in cleaning practices. We examined associations of cleaning tasks and products with work-related asthma in HCWs in 2016, comparing them to prior results from 2003. Methods We estimated asthma prevalence by professional group, and explored associations of self-reported asthma with job-exposure matrix-based cleaning tasks/products in a representative Texas sample of 9914 physicians, nurses, respiratory/occupational therapists, and nurse aides. Results Response rate was 34.8%(n = 2,421). The weighted prevalences of physician-diagnosed(15.3%), work-exacerbated (4.1%), and new-onset asthma(NOA) (6.7%), and bronchial hyperresponsiveness symptoms(31.1%) were similar to 2003. NOA was associated with building surface cleaning(OR = 1.91; 95%CI:1.10-3.33), use of orthophthalaldehyde(OR = 1.77; 95%CI:1.15-2.72), bleach/quaternary compounds(OR = 1.91; 95%CI:1.10-3.33), and sprays(OR = 1.97; 95%CI:1.12-3.47). Conclusion Prevalence of asthma/BHR appears unchanged, whereas associations of NOA with exposures to surface cleaning remained, and decreased for instrument cleaning.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1076-2752
,
1536-5948
DOI:
10.1097/JOM.0000000000002990
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2070230-9