scholarly journals Deposition Rates of Asthma Triggers on Conventional and Enclosed Window Treatments

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorne PS ◽  
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Metwali N ◽  
Wyland NG ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Window Glass ◽  
Breathing Zone ◽  
Environmental Interventions ◽  
Asthma Morbidity ◽  
Cat Allergen ◽  
Window Blinds ◽  
Inhalant Allergens ◽  
Allergies And Asthma ◽  
Asthma Triggers

Environmental interventions are an important element of managing allergies and asthma. Health professionals often recommend that draperies be replaced with window blinds however no data exist on accumulation of inhalant allergens or inflammatory bioaerosols on window treatments. Installing blinds that accumulate less dust may reduce breathing zone exposures when blinds are adjusted if hazardous amounts of bioaerosols are deposited. We sought to determine the rate of accumulation of dust, allergens, bacterial endotoxin and fungal glucan on window blinds of two distinct types mounted on the two types of windows most commonly installed in U.S. homes. The blinds tested were conventional horizontal slat blinds hanging on the inside of the window (roomside blinds) and similar blinds placed between the exterior window glass and an extra pane of glass on the interior side (between-glass blinds). The study was conducted in six households as a paired, repeated measures study. Households were identified for participation, having met the study criteria of children and cats living inside a carpeted home. Standard window blinds accumulated cat allergen, endotoxin and fungal glucan at rates of 5940ng/m², 1910EU/m², and 11,360ng/m² per month. Between-glass blinds reduced the loading of asthma triggers by 25- to 185-fold. Comparison with clinical thresholds associated with asthma morbidity indicates that room-side blinds accumulate potentially hazardous quantities of asthma triggers.

scholarly journals Headlines for Health! Let's Go Green

EDIS ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy C. Jordan ◽  
Hyun-Jeong Lee ◽  
Susan Williams ◽  
Jessica Kochert
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Household Products ◽  
5Th Grade ◽  
Asthma Triggers

4HL HE70 is a multi-part 4-H curriculum by Joy Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, and Jessica Kochert. A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, January 2007.

Is There Benefit in Identifying Asthma Triggers During an Exacerbation?

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-147
Author(s):  
Pushpom James ◽  
Anna Cornish ◽  
Kaylan Brady ◽  
Jennifer Morrison ◽  
Yvonne Giunta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Asthma Exacerbation ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Specific Ige ◽  
Total Ige ◽  
Symptom Resolution ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Asthma Triggers

Introduction. Allergen-specific IgE (sIgE) testing provides an objective assessment of sensitization to an allergen. Goal. To identify the time when serum measurements of sIgE would be most sensitive. Methods. This was a prospective study conducted between September 1, 2015, and February 25, 2019. Subjects ≥5 and ≤18 years of age, seen in the ED or admitted with an asthma exacerbation, were tested for total IgE and 8 perennial sIgE levels. Subjects with elevated sIgE were tested again after symptom resolution. Results. A total of 104 subjects were enrolled; 50 subjects were eligible for inclusion in the analysis. There were statistically significant differences between the visits for all sIgE, except Alternaria alternatum. Conclusions. In pediatric patients, serum sIgE levels measured during an asthma exacerbation were elevated compared with when their asthma was in better control. sIgE testing during an asthma exacerbation may help identify asthma triggers, mitigate exposure, and hence improve asthma control.

scholarly journals HAVE I GOT A JOB FOR YOU: OCCUPATION-RELATED ASTHMA THROUGHOUT LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S279-S279
Author(s):  
Sarah B Laditka ◽  
James N Laditka ◽  
Ahmed Arif ◽  
Jessica Hoyle
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Population Attributable Risk ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Attributable Risk ◽  
Adjusted Risk ◽  
Lung Health ◽  
Asthma Triggers

Abstract Work exposures to asthma triggers can cause or aggravate asthma, which affects twenty-five million Americans including many older workers, and retirees who want to work or need to do so for income. Asthma trigger exposures have particular risk for older workers. Older adults who develop asthma have poorer health outcomes than people who had childhood asthma, yet older workers with low incomes may have limited ability to leave a job despite health risks. We studied occupation-related asthma using the nationally representative Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) (1968-2015, n=13,957, 205,498 person-years). We compared asthma outcomes in occupations with likely asthma trigger exposures to those in occupations with limited exposures. Methods included: prevalence ratios; incidence risk ratios (log-binomial regression adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, atopy, current and past smoking, and survey design); attributable risk fractions; population attributable risks; and microsimulation. The adjusted prevalence ratio comparing high risk occupations to low was 4.1 (95% confidence interval, CI 3.5-4.8); adjusted risk ratio 2.6 (CI 1.8-3.9); attributable risk 16.7% (CI 8.5-23.6); population attributable risk 11.3% (CI 5.0-17.2). In microsimulations, 14.9% (CI 13.4-16.3) with low trigger exposures reported asthma during working life, compared with 23.9% (CI 22.3-26.0) with high exposures. Asthma triggers at work may cause or aggravate more than 10% of adult asthma, and increase asthma risk by 60%. Lung health contributes importantly to well-being, and the ability to work at older ages. Results highlight needs for policies and employer actions to reduce asthma trigger exposures, and for public education about lung health.

Provider-adolescent discussion and provider education about asthma triggers during pediatric visits: results of a randomized trial

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Betsy Sleath ◽  
Delesha M. Carpenter ◽  
Scott A. Davis ◽  
Robyn Sayner ◽  
Charles Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Provider Education ◽  
Asthma Triggers

What Do We Know about Asthma Triggers? A Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 991-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret K. Vernon ◽  
Ingela Wiklund ◽  
Jill A. Bell ◽  
Peter Dale ◽  
Kenneth R. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Asthma Triggers

Asthma Triggers in the Elementary School Environment: A Pilot Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 691-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela J. Dautel ◽  
Lawrence Whitehead ◽  
Susan Tortolero ◽  
Stuart Abramson ◽  
Marianna M. Sockrider
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Asthma Triggers

scholarly journals Home Asthma Triggers: Barriers to Asthma Control in Chicago Puerto Rican Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 813-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly A. Martin ◽  
Ann Marie Thomas ◽  
Giselle Mosnaim ◽  
Matthew Greve ◽  
Susan M. Swider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Asthma Triggers
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