期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：1
页码：25-28
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction and aim. The presented study was undertaken to investigate the respiratory health problems in family barnswith one or more cows and at least one family member working in the barn.Methods. 150 workers (128 female, 22 male) from 4 villages of Yığılca district near the city of Düzce in north-west Turkey wereenrolled in this study between October – December 2011. An Occupational and Environmental Chest Diseases questionnairedeveloped by the American Thoracic Society, pulmonary function test, physical examination and investigation for nasaleosinophil were performed in all subjects.Results. The mean age of workers was 47.7 ± 14.2 years. Cough was present in 24% of subjects. The rates of phlegm, wheezing,chest tightness and dyspnea were 13.3%, 6%, 6% and 27.3%, respectively. Obstructive ventilatory pattern was observedin 37 workers (24.6%). 43 workers (28.6%) showed restrictive ventilatory pattern. Nasal eosinophilia was detected in 47.3%(71/150) of the subjects. Pulmonary functions of workers with nasal eosinophilia did not differ from the other workers. Therewere statistically significant negative correlations between the duration of working in barns and respiratory functions.Conclusions. Pulmonary functions of barn workers have been found to be decreased related to the duration of barn working.Furthermore, respiratory symptoms increased in relation with both barn working and biomass consumption. Precautionsshould therefore be taken to ventilate both barns and houses.
关键词：Barn Worker; respiratory symptoms; respiratory function tests
