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The impact of indoor air quality and contaminants on respiratory health of older people living in long-term care residences in Porto

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dc.contributor.authorMendes, Ana
dc.contributor.authorPapoila, Ana Luísa
dc.contributor.authorCarreiro-Martins, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorBonassi, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorCaires, Iolanda
dc.contributor.authorPalmeiro, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorAguiar, Lívia
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Cristiana
dc.contributor.authorNeves, Paula
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Diana
dc.contributor.authorBotelho, Maria Amália Silveira
dc.contributor.authorNeuparth, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, João Paulo
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-20T13:58:35Z
dc.date.available2016-11-12T01:30:10Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-11
dc.description.abstractBackground: persons who are 65 years or older often spend an important part of their lives indoors thus adverse indoor climate might influence their health status. Objective: to evaluate the influence of indoor air quality and contaminants on older people’s respiratory health. Design: cross-sectional study. Setting: 21 long-term care residences (LTC) in the city of Porto, Portugal. Subjects: older people living in LTC with ≥65 years old. Methods: the Portuguese version of BOLD questionnaire was administered by an interviewer to older residents able to participate (n = 143). Indoor air contaminants (IAC) were measured twice, during winter and summer in 135 areas. Mixed effects logistic regression models were used to study the association between the health questionnaire results and the monitored IAC, adjusted for age, smoking habits, gender and number of years living in the LTC. Results: cough (23%) and sputum (12%) were the major respiratory symptoms, and allergic rhinitis (18%) the main selfreported illness. Overall particulate matter up to 2.5 micrometres in size median concentration was above the reference levels both in winter and summer seasons. Peak values of particulate matter up to 10 micrometres in size (PM10), total volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, bacteria and fungi exceeded the reference levels. Older people exposed to PM10 above the reference levels demonstrated higher odds of allergic rhinitis (OR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1.1–7.2). Conclusion: high levels of PM10 were associated with 3-fold odds of allergic rhinitis. No association was found between indoor air chemical and biological contaminants and respiratory symptoms.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by GERIA Project PTDC/SAU-SAP/116563/2010, a PhD Grant (SFRH/BD/72399/2010) from Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT) through Operational Competitiveness Programme (COMPETE) as part of the National Strategic Reference Framework and a grant funded by AIRC (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro).pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAge Ageing. 2016 Jan;45(1):136-42. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv157. Epub 2015 Nov 11.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/ageing/afv157pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0002-0729
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4061
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherOxford University Press/British Geriatrics Societypt_PT
dc.relationGERIA-Geriatric study in Portugal on Health Effects of Air Quality in Elderly Care Centers
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectRespiratory Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectOlder Peoplept_PT
dc.subjectAllergic Rhinitispt_PT
dc.subjectLong-term Care Residencespt_PT
dc.subjectIndoor Air Qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectAr e Saúde Ocupacionalpt_PT
dc.titleThe impact of indoor air quality and contaminants on respiratory health of older people living in long-term care residences in Portopt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleGERIA-Geriatric study in Portugal on Health Effects of Air Quality in Elderly Care Centers
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/PTDC%2FSAU-SAP%2F116563%2F2010/PT
oaire.citation.endPage142pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage136pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAge and Ageingpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume45(1)pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream5876-PPCDTI
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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