Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation
Background: Diesel exhausts pose a significant health risk. The workplace can be a significant source of exposure to diesel exhauts. Aim: This study aims to assess the reliability of a questionnaire that will be used to assess workplace diesel exhausts exposure and basic information regarding the he...
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Australasian Epidemiological Association
2010
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| author | Jian, Le Meyerkort, P. Jansz, Janis |
| author2 | Dr. Verity Cleland |
| author_facet | Dr. Verity Cleland Jian, Le Meyerkort, P. Jansz, Janis |
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| description | Background: Diesel exhausts pose a significant health risk. The workplace can be a significant source of exposure to diesel exhauts. Aim: This study aims to assess the reliability of a questionnaire that will be used to assess workplace diesel exhausts exposure and basic information regarding the health status of workers exposed to diesel exhausts. Methods: A questionnaire involving 29 main questions, and a further 94 components, a total 123 parts, was developed and administered on two occasions (eight months apart), to all workers from a local logistics company. The response rate was 78%. Reliability was assessed by using paired sample t-tests and correlations; agreement between retest variables was further assessed using kappa. The questions assessed demonstrated good reliability. In regards to health conditions, sixteen percent had chronic respiratory condition, and 12% had a chronic cardiac condition. Conclusions: In summary, a reliable questionnaire has been developed in this pilot study that can be utilised for future larger studies to examine this important population health problem. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-207192023-01-13T07:56:30Z Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation Jian, Le Meyerkort, P. Jansz, Janis Dr. Verity Cleland Dr. Sarah McNaughton Background: Diesel exhausts pose a significant health risk. The workplace can be a significant source of exposure to diesel exhauts. Aim: This study aims to assess the reliability of a questionnaire that will be used to assess workplace diesel exhausts exposure and basic information regarding the health status of workers exposed to diesel exhausts. Methods: A questionnaire involving 29 main questions, and a further 94 components, a total 123 parts, was developed and administered on two occasions (eight months apart), to all workers from a local logistics company. The response rate was 78%. Reliability was assessed by using paired sample t-tests and correlations; agreement between retest variables was further assessed using kappa. The questions assessed demonstrated good reliability. In regards to health conditions, sixteen percent had chronic respiratory condition, and 12% had a chronic cardiac condition. Conclusions: In summary, a reliable questionnaire has been developed in this pilot study that can be utilised for future larger studies to examine this important population health problem. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20719 Australasian Epidemiological Association restricted |
| spellingShingle | Jian, Le Meyerkort, P. Jansz, Janis Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation |
| title | Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation |
| title_full | Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation |
| title_fullStr | Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation |
| title_short | Chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation |
| title_sort | chronic health effects of diesel exhausts - a preliminary investigation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20719 |