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The impact of indoor air quality on respiratory health of older people living in nursing homes: spirometric and exhaled breath condensate assessments

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dc.contributor.authorBelo, Joana
dc.contributor.authorCarreiro-Martins, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorPapoila, Ana L.
dc.contributor.authorPalmeiro, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorCaires, Iolanda
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Marta
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, Susana
dc.contributor.authorAguiar, Fátima
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Ana
dc.contributor.authorCano, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorBotelho, Maria A.
dc.contributor.authorNeuparth, Nuno
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-09T16:02:48Z
dc.date.available2020-05-09T16:02:48Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-05
dc.description.abstractIn the Portuguese Geriatric Study of the Health Effects of Indoor Air Quality in Senior Nursing Homes, we aimed to evaluate the impact of indoor air contaminants on the respiratory symptoms and biomarkers in a sample of elderly living in nursing homes. A total of 269 elderly answered a health questionnaire, performed a spirometry and 150 out of these collected an exhaled breath condensate sample for pH and nitrites analysis. The study included the evaluation of indoor chemical and microbiological contaminants. The median age of the participants was 84 (78-87) years and 70.6% were women. The spirometric data indicated the presence of airway obstruction in 14.5% of the sample. Median concentrations of air pollutants did not exceed the existing standards, although increased peak values were observed. In the multivariable analysis, each increment of 100 µg/m3 of total volatile organic compounds was associated with the odds of respiratory infection in the previous three months ( OR̂ =1.05; 95% CI: 1.00-1.09). PM2.5 concentrations were inversely associated with pH values ( β̂ = -0.04, 95%: -0.06 to -0.01, for each increment of 10 µg/m3). Additionally, a direct and an inverse association were found between total bacteria and FEV1/FVC and FVC, respectively.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationJ Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2019;54(12):1153-1158. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1637206. Epub 2019 Jul 5pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10934529.2019.1637206pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1528-7394
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6638
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10934529.2019.1637206pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAgedpt_PT
dc.subjectAged, 80 and overpt_PT
dc.subjectAir Pollutantspt_PT
dc.subjectAir Pollution, Indoorpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectHydrogen-Ion Concentrationpt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectNitritespt_PT
dc.subjectParticulate Matterpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectRespiratory Systempt_PT
dc.subjectRespiratory Tract Diseasespt_PT
dc.subjectSpirometrypt_PT
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnairespt_PT
dc.subjectVolatile Organic Compoundspt_PT
dc.subjectBreath Testspt_PT
dc.subjectNursing Homespt_PT
dc.subjectAr e Saúde Ocupacionalpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleThe impact of indoor air quality on respiratory health of older people living in nursing homes: spirometric and exhaled breath condensate assessmentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage1158pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue12pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1153pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issuespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume54pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctDe acordo com política editorial da revista.pt_PT
rcaap.rightsembargoedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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