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    Quality of life in health care workers with latex allergy.

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    Authors
    Power, Susan
    Gallagher, John
    Meaney, Sarah
    Affiliation
    Occupational Health Department, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. susanpower32@eircom.net
    Issue Date
    2010-01
    MeSH
    Forced Expiratory Volume
    Health Personnel
    Humans
    Immunoglobulin E
    Latex Hypersensitivity
    Occupational Exposure
    Quality of Life
    Questionnaires
    
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    Quality of life in health care workers with latex allergy. 2010, 60 (1):62-5 Occup Med (Lond)
    Journal
    Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200745
    DOI
    10.1093/occmed/kqp156
    PubMed ID
    19901008
    Abstract
    Exposure to latex gloves and glove powder makes health care workers (HCWs) particularly susceptible to developing an allergy to latex.
    To assess the impact on the quality of life (QOL) of HCWs who are allergic to latex products before removal from latex exposure and after removal from exposure.
    We studied 39 latex allergic HCWs from the Health & Safety Executive south area. Twenty-nine attended for an assessment with the occupational physician and were asked to fill out a questionnaire. Spirometry, immunoglobulin E levels and latex radioallergosorbent test levels were measured.
    In total, 29/39 (74%) of patients responded. All of the participants had a type 1 allergy to latex. All individuals reported a significant improvement of symptoms once latex was removed from their working environment. Of those that reported skin complaints, 83% reported that their skin no longer had an impact on their QOL once latex was removed. Over 90% (n = 26) of all participants stated that their eye/nose symptoms had no longer an impact on their QOL and 86% (n = 25) of all participants stated that their respiratory symptoms had no impact on their QOL following the removal of latex from their working environment. Overall, 45% of the respondents had changed jobs: 61% of this group changed to a completely nonclinical post.
    On average, 86% of latex allergic HCWs reported that their QOL had improved significantly since their removal from latex. In employees who are latex allergic/sensitized, taking latex avoidance measures results in cessation or diminution of symptoms.
    Item Type
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1471-8405
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1093/occmed/kqp156
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