Living well with pollution? : the impact of the concentration of PM2.5 on the quality of life of patients with asthma

2019
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dc.abstract.enWhile the negative influence of environmental pollution on the respiratory system is well established, especially for people with bronchial hyper-reactivity, the impact of particulate matter on quality of life in asthma patients is not well understood. Three hundred adult asthma patients were recruited for a study; for each patient, the daily concentrations of particulate matter of 2.5 µm or less in diameter (PM2.5) were recorded from air quality monitoring stations. The study was conducted over two weeks. After two weeks, the patients filled out the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ), evaluating the quality of their lives throughout the monitored period. Patients exposed to a higher concentration of PM2.5 had significantly lower AQLQ scores. Every 10 µg/m3 of an increase in the concentration of PM2.5 resulted in a decrease of the AQLQ score by 0.16. All domains of quality of life (symptoms, activity limitations, emotional functioning, and environmental stimuli) assessed in the questionnaire were negatively affected by PM2.5. These findings provide an important argument in favor of educating physicians and patients and raising awareness about the detrimental health effects of air pollution. Improving the quality of life of people with asthma requires an immediate and substantial reduction of air pollution.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Zdrowiu : Instytut Zdrowia Publicznegopl
dc.cm.date2020-12-02
dc.cm.id95679
dc.contributor.authorŚcibor, Monika - 133620 pl
dc.contributor.authorGalbarczyk, Andrzej - 159344 pl
dc.contributor.authorJasieńska, Grażyna - 129861 pl
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dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph16142502pl
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601pl
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827pl
dc.identifier.projectROD UJ / OPpl
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/256017
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dc.languageengpl
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dc.subject.enenvironmental healthpl
dc.subject.enPM2.5pl
dc.subject.enquality of lifepl
dc.subject.enAQLQpl
dc.subject.enasthmapl
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dc.titleLiving well with pollution? : the impact of the concentration of PM2.5 on the quality of life of patients with asthmapl
dc.title.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpl
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While the negative influence of environmental pollution on the respiratory system is well established, especially for people with bronchial hyper-reactivity, the impact of particulate matter on quality of life in asthma patients is not well understood. Three hundred adult asthma patients were recruited for a study; for each patient, the daily concentrations of particulate matter of 2.5 µm or less in diameter (PM2.5) were recorded from air quality monitoring stations. The study was conducted over two weeks. After two weeks, the patients filled out the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ), evaluating the quality of their lives throughout the monitored period. Patients exposed to a higher concentration of PM2.5 had significantly lower AQLQ scores. Every 10 µg/m3 of an increase in the concentration of PM2.5 resulted in a decrease of the AQLQ score by 0.16. All domains of quality of life (symptoms, activity limitations, emotional functioning, and environmental stimuli) assessed in the questionnaire were negatively affected by PM2.5. These findings provide an important argument in favor of educating physicians and patients and raising awareness about the detrimental health effects of air pollution. Improving the quality of life of people with asthma requires an immediate and substantial reduction of air pollution.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu : Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego
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Ścibor, Monika - 133620
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Galbarczyk, Andrzej - 159344
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Jasieńska, Grażyna - 129861
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2019-10-07
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Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
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AQLQ
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Living well with pollution? : the impact of the concentration of PM2.5 on the quality of life of patients with asthma
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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