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Communication channels for receiving air quality alerts among adults in the United States

Exposure to air pollution is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular effects, particularly among people with underlying respiratory and heart disease. It is therefore important for individuals with respiratory and heart disease to be aware of air quality. However, information about the most e...

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Autores principales: Tompkins, Lindsay K., Pennington, Audrey F., Sircar, Kanta D., Mirabelli, Maria C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8800048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35127356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101677
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author Tompkins, Lindsay K.
Pennington, Audrey F.
Sircar, Kanta D.
Mirabelli, Maria C.
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description Exposure to air pollution is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular effects, particularly among people with underlying respiratory and heart disease. It is therefore important for individuals with respiratory and heart disease to be aware of air quality. However, information about the most effective communication channels for disseminating air quality alerts is limited. We assessed communication channels used for receiving air quality alerts among U.S. adults using data from the summer 2020 wave of ConsumerStyles, a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults (n = 4053). We calculated weighted percentages of respondents who received air quality alerts from six communication channels and stratified by demographic and health characteristics. We calculated weighted prevalence ratios (PRs) adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, and education to assess if communication channel use varied by presence of respiratory or heart disease. Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults had heard or read about air quality alerts. Television was the most commonly reported communication channel for receiving alerts (57.5%), followed by app on mobile phone or device (30.2%) and internet or social media (26.4%). Communication channels differed most prominently by age. The proportion of adults receiving alerts from specific communication channels did not notably vary by presence of heart disease. Adults with respiratory disease more often reported receiving alerts from their doctor’s office than adults without respiratory disease (PR: 3.10, 95% confidence interval: 1.49, 6.45). These findings can be used by public health officials to increase awareness of poor air quality days and improve the reach of alerts to target populations.
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spelling pubmed-88000482022-02-03 Communication channels for receiving air quality alerts among adults in the United States Tompkins, Lindsay K. Pennington, Audrey F. Sircar, Kanta D. Mirabelli, Maria C. Prev Med Rep Short Communication Exposure to air pollution is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular effects, particularly among people with underlying respiratory and heart disease. It is therefore important for individuals with respiratory and heart disease to be aware of air quality. However, information about the most effective communication channels for disseminating air quality alerts is limited. We assessed communication channels used for receiving air quality alerts among U.S. adults using data from the summer 2020 wave of ConsumerStyles, a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults (n = 4053). We calculated weighted percentages of respondents who received air quality alerts from six communication channels and stratified by demographic and health characteristics. We calculated weighted prevalence ratios (PRs) adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, and education to assess if communication channel use varied by presence of respiratory or heart disease. Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults had heard or read about air quality alerts. Television was the most commonly reported communication channel for receiving alerts (57.5%), followed by app on mobile phone or device (30.2%) and internet or social media (26.4%). Communication channels differed most prominently by age. The proportion of adults receiving alerts from specific communication channels did not notably vary by presence of heart disease. Adults with respiratory disease more often reported receiving alerts from their doctor’s office than adults without respiratory disease (PR: 3.10, 95% confidence interval: 1.49, 6.45). These findings can be used by public health officials to increase awareness of poor air quality days and improve the reach of alerts to target populations. 2021-12-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8800048/ /pubmed/35127356 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101677 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sircar, Kanta D.
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Communication channels for receiving air quality alerts among adults in the United States
title Communication channels for receiving air quality alerts among adults in the United States
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title_short Communication channels for receiving air quality alerts among adults in the United States
title_sort communication channels for receiving air quality alerts among adults in the united states
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8800048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35127356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101677
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