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Exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of secondhand smoke exposure among patients with asthma. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of asthma patients and non-asthmatic controls using questionnaires to identify secondhand smoke exposure at home, school, work, and public places. RESULTS: We studied 544 se...

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Autores principales: Lima, Liranei Limoeiro, Cruz, Constança Margarida Sampaio, Fernandes, Andréia Guedes Oliva, Pinheiro, Gabriela Pimentel, de Souza-Machado, Carolina, Lima, Valmar Bião, de Mello, Luane Marques, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31994604
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4781
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author Lima, Liranei Limoeiro
Cruz, Constança Margarida Sampaio
Fernandes, Andréia Guedes Oliva
Pinheiro, Gabriela Pimentel
de Souza-Machado, Carolina
Lima, Valmar Bião
de Mello, Luane Marques
Cruz, Álvaro Augusto
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Cruz, Constança Margarida Sampaio
Fernandes, Andréia Guedes Oliva
Pinheiro, Gabriela Pimentel
de Souza-Machado, Carolina
Lima, Valmar Bião
de Mello, Luane Marques
Cruz, Álvaro Augusto
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description OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of secondhand smoke exposure among patients with asthma. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of asthma patients and non-asthmatic controls using questionnaires to identify secondhand smoke exposure at home, school, work, and public places. RESULTS: We studied 544 severe asthma patients, 452 mild/moderate asthma patients, and 454 non-asthmatic patients. Among severe patients, the mean age was 51.9 years, 444 (81.6%) were female, 74 (13.6%) were living with a smoker, 383 (71.9%) reported exposure in public spaces and, of the 242 (44.5%) who worked/ studied, 46 (19.1%) reported occupational exposure. Among those with mild/moderate asthma, the mean age was 36.8 years, 351 (77.7%) were female, 50 (11.1%) reported living with a smoker, 381 (84.9%) reported exposure in public settings and, of the 330 (73.0%) who worked/ studied, 58 (17.7%) reported occupational exposure. An association between secondhand smoke exposure and disease control was found among patients with mild/moderate asthma. Among those interviewed, 71% of severe asthma patients and 63% of mild/moderate asthma patients avoided certain places due to fear of secondhand smoke exposure. CONCLUSION: Secondhand smoke exposure is a situation frequently reported by a significant proportion of asthma patients. Individuals with asthma are exposed to this agent, which can hamper disease control, exacerbate symptoms and pose unacceptable limitations to their right to come and go in public settings.
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spelling pubmed-69864552020-02-10 Exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study Lima, Liranei Limoeiro Cruz, Constança Margarida Sampaio Fernandes, Andréia Guedes Oliva Pinheiro, Gabriela Pimentel de Souza-Machado, Carolina Lima, Valmar Bião de Mello, Luane Marques Cruz, Álvaro Augusto Einstein (Sao Paulo) Original Article OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of secondhand smoke exposure among patients with asthma. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of asthma patients and non-asthmatic controls using questionnaires to identify secondhand smoke exposure at home, school, work, and public places. RESULTS: We studied 544 severe asthma patients, 452 mild/moderate asthma patients, and 454 non-asthmatic patients. Among severe patients, the mean age was 51.9 years, 444 (81.6%) were female, 74 (13.6%) were living with a smoker, 383 (71.9%) reported exposure in public spaces and, of the 242 (44.5%) who worked/ studied, 46 (19.1%) reported occupational exposure. Among those with mild/moderate asthma, the mean age was 36.8 years, 351 (77.7%) were female, 50 (11.1%) reported living with a smoker, 381 (84.9%) reported exposure in public settings and, of the 330 (73.0%) who worked/ studied, 58 (17.7%) reported occupational exposure. An association between secondhand smoke exposure and disease control was found among patients with mild/moderate asthma. Among those interviewed, 71% of severe asthma patients and 63% of mild/moderate asthma patients avoided certain places due to fear of secondhand smoke exposure. CONCLUSION: Secondhand smoke exposure is a situation frequently reported by a significant proportion of asthma patients. Individuals with asthma are exposed to this agent, which can hamper disease control, exacerbate symptoms and pose unacceptable limitations to their right to come and go in public settings. Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020-01-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6986455/ /pubmed/31994604 http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4781 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Cruz, Constança Margarida Sampaio
Fernandes, Andréia Guedes Oliva
Pinheiro, Gabriela Pimentel
de Souza-Machado, Carolina
Lima, Valmar Bião
de Mello, Luane Marques
Cruz, Álvaro Augusto
Exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study
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title_full Exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study
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title_short Exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study
title_sort exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31994604
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4781
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