The Quality of Life and Professional Future among Tunisian Workers Suffering from Occupational Asthma.

IF 4.2 Q3 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Mohamed Adnene Henchi, Amira Omrane, Charfeddine Amri, Lamia Bouzgarrou, Iness Rassas, Awatef Mahfoudhi, Taoufik Khalfallah, Mohamed Akrout
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Abstract

Objective: To identify the factors influencing the quality of life and professional future of patients suffering from occupational asthma.

Method: A cross-sectional study of patients compensated for occupational asthma in Tunisian center during 2004-2011. The study of quality of life was based on the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaires (AQLQ). Some related patents were also discussed.

Results: One hundred twenty-nine patients were compensated and the mean age was 40.8 ± 7.6 years. The global score of quality of life was 3.65 ± 0.75. The group of employees having a "bad quality of life" included 82 patients (77.3%), 73 patients kept the same job (56.6%), 20.9% had an occupational reclassification, 13.9% were dismissed, 6.2% abandoned their job and 2.3% were put in disability. The analytical study of the quality of life showed that: - The global score was correlated with the fact of keeping the same job and the application of preventive measures. - The score in the "symptoms" area was correlated with working in the textile sector and the association with an occupational rhinitis. - The score in the "activity limitation" area was correlated with age. The analytical study of the professional future revealed that maintaining the same job was correlated with low rates of permanent partial disability.

Conclusion: Our study revealed the need to implement early preventive measures and to establish a systematic review of the permanent partial disability rate attributed to workers suffering from occupational asthma before the end of the legal period of five years.

患职业性哮喘的突尼斯工人的生活质量和职业前途。
目的:探讨影响职业性哮喘患者生活质量及职业前途的因素。方法:对2004-2011年突尼斯中心职业性哮喘代偿患者进行横断面研究。生活质量的研究基于哮喘生活质量问卷(AQLQ)。并对相关专利进行了讨论。结果:补偿患者129例,平均年龄40.8±7.6岁。总体生活质量评分为3.65±0.75。“生活质量差”的员工群体包括82名患者(77.3%),73名患者保持相同的工作(56.6%),20.9%的患者职业重新分类,13.9%的患者被解雇,6.2%的患者放弃工作,2.3%的患者残疾。生活质量的分析研究表明:-全球得分与保持相同的工作和预防措施的应用相关。-“症状”部分的得分与纺织行业工作有关,并与职业性鼻炎有关。-“活动限制”得分与年龄相关。对职业未来的分析研究表明,保持同一份工作与永久性部分残疾的低发生率相关。结论:我们的研究表明,有必要实施早期预防措施,并建立一个系统的审查永久性部分致残率归于工人患职业性哮喘的法定期限结束前5年。
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期刊介绍: Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery publishes review articles by experts on recent patents in the field of inflammation and allergy drug discovery e.g. on novel bioactive compounds, analogs and targets. A selection of important and recent patents in the field is also included in the journal. The journal is essential reading for all researchers involved in inflammation and allergy drug design and discovery.
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