Respiratory symptoms and peak expiratory flow rates among furniture-decoration students

dc.authorid0000-0002-7661-8830en_US
dc.authorid0000-0003-2213-5881en_US
dc.authorid0000-0001-5730-0790
dc.authorid0000-0002-7413-1367
dc.contributor.authorArbak, Peri
dc.contributor.authorBilgin, Cahit
dc.contributor.authorBalbay, Öner
dc.contributor.authorYeşildal, Nuray
dc.contributor.authorAnnakkaya, Ali Nihat
dc.contributor.authorÜlger, Füsun
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T19:18:05Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T19:18:05Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentBAİBÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to evaluate the effects of furniture production, mainly including fir tree (aberia mulleriana), on respiratory health of young workers and to compare the results with those obtained from previous Studies. Sixty-four furniture-decoration students (57 males and 7 females) and 62 controls (54 male, 8 female) from different departments in the same school were included into the Study. All participants were assessed with a questionnaire (concerning history of occupational exposure, work-related respiratory and other symptoms, smoking history, previous asthma history), full physical examination, spirometric evaluation and chest radiograph. Participants then performed serial monitoring of peak expiratory flow rates (PEER) at work and away from work within a month. Mean age of students was 20.9 +/- 3.7 years, 20.5 +/- 2.6 years in controls. There was no difference between study and control groups with regard to age, gender, smoking status and previous asthma history. Reported cough (23.4% vs. 8.1%) and shortness of breath (18.8% vs. 6.5%) were significantly higher in furniture-decoration students than in controls (p = 0.016 and p = 0.034, respectively). Furniture-decoration students had higher conjunctivitis (34.4% vs. 9.7%, p = 0.001) and rhinitis (34.4% vs. 19.4%, p = 0.044) history when compared with controls. Both students and controls were normal in terms of respiratory examination. PEF recordings were performed for approximately one month. Diurnal variability greater than 20% was seen in 12/64 (18.7%) of students at work, whereas it was detected in 4/62 (6.4%) of controls (p = 0,034). When comparing for the presence of diurnal variability greater than 20% in weekends, no difference was found between groups (p = 0.457). In conclusion, early detection of work-related respiratory changes by serial monitoring of peak expiratory flows should save the workers from hazardous respiratory effects of the furniture production, especially in young population.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage17en_US
dc.identifier.issn1232-1966
dc.identifier.issn1898-2263
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15236493en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-3042698515en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage13en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/5633
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.proquest.com/docview/2575493070/fulltextPDF/2F8524F25BA74E43PQ/3?accountid=15310
dc.identifier.volume11en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000222523400003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.institutionauthorArbak, Peri
dc.institutionauthorBilgin, Cahit
dc.institutionauthorBalbay, Öner
dc.institutionauthorYeşildal, Nuray
dc.institutionauthorAnnakkaya, Ali Nihat
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInst Agricultural Medicineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals Of Agricultural And Environmental Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPeak Expiratory Flowen_US
dc.subjectFurniture Productionen_US
dc.subjectOccupational Asthmaen_US
dc.titleRespiratory symptoms and peak expiratory flow rates among furniture-decoration studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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