Assessing Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children with Asthma in the US-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study

Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro; Baek, Juha; Roh, Taehyun; Xu, Xiaohui; Carrillo, Genny

doi:10.1155/2020/6042146

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“…The articles reviewed pertain to populous, industrial, and border cities such as Corpus Christi, McAllen, Edinburg, Brownsville, Beeville, and Mission. These studies measured different parameters, which included PM 2.5 , PM 10 , Black Carbon (BC), Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC), Ozone, Ultra Fine Particles (UFP), Benzene, CO 2 , NO 2 and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) and the subsequent health effects in South Texas [1,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Air Pollution in South Texas: A Short Communication of Health Risks and Implications

Pinakana

Mendez

Ibrahim

et al. 2023

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Air pollution is a major public health concern. The region of South Texas in the United States has experienced high levels of air pollution in recent years due to an increase in population, cross-border trade between the U.S.A. and Mexico, and high vehicular activity. This review assesses the relationships between human health and air pollution in South Texas. A thorough scientific search was performed using PubMed, Science Direct, and ProQuest, with most of the literature focusing on the source apportionment of particulate matter that is 2.5 microns or less in width (PM2.5), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), Black Carbon (BC), and associated health risks for children and pregnant women. Findings from the source apportionment studies suggest the role of industries, automobiles emissions, agricultural burning, construction work, and unpaved roads in the overall deterioration of air quality and deleterious health effects, such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. This review demonstrates the pressing need for more air pollution and health effects studies in this region, especially the Brownsville–Harlingen–McAllen metropolitan area.

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Air Pollution in South Texas: A Short Communication of Health Risks and Implications

Pinakana

Mendez

Ibrahim

et al. 2023

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“…In addition, their health status during those two different periods was directly assessed in each individual to investigate the negative health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another strength of this study is the utilization of a low-cost Foobot air monitor, for which reliability and accuracy in collecting temporal and spatial IAQ data were validated in previous studies [51][52][53]. This monitor provides real-time data and was helpful to monitor multiple locations at home simultaneously, allowing longitudinal monitoring for months in each period.…”

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“…The study protocol was reviewed and approved by Texas A&M University's Institutional Review Boards. The methodology presented here was adapted to comply with the COVID-19 regulation from a previous study from our research group [51].…”

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Indoor Air Quality and Health Outcomes in Employees Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study

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Indoor air quality (IAQ) has a substantial impact on public health. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, more employees have worked remotely from home to minimize in-person contacts. This pilot study aims to measure the difference in workplace IAQ before and during the pandemic and its impact on employees’ health. The levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and total volatile organic chemicals (tVOC) were measured in the employees’ offices before the COVID-19 pandemic and at homes while working from home during the pandemic using Foobot air monitors. The frequencies of six sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms were evaluated at each period of monitoring. The result showed PM2.5 levels in households while working from home were significantly higher than in offices while working at the office for all participants (p < 0.05). The PM2.5 levels in all households exceeded the health-based annual mean standard (12 µg/m3), whereas 90% of offices were in compliance. The tVOC levels were all below the standard (500 µg/m3). We also found a higher frequency of SBS symptoms were observed while working from home as the IAQ was worse at home. This study suggested that working from home might have a detrimental health impact due to poor IAQ and providing interventions to remote employees should be considered.

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“…Studies indicate that air filtration devices, especially High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) purifiers, reduce indoor allergen levels and particulate matter, thereby enhancing the quality of life of asthma patients. 21,22 The adoption of other standardized air filters with high MERV also had a significant impact on eliminating allergens and particles in home setting and improving air quality. [23][24][25] Considering the substantial improvements in recognizing and controlling asthma triggers, there is still a lack of viable alternatives, particularly straightforward to apply, low energy consumption, and affordable for asthmatic adults.…”

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Effectiveness of Asthma Home Management Manual and Low-Cost Air Filter on Quality of Life Among Asthma Adults: A 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Muanprasong,

Aqilah,

Hermayurisca

et al. 2024

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Background Asthma affects the quality of life (QoL) of millions of people worldwide. Effective control is paramount to a decline in prevalence and severity. To address this, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an asthma home management manual and low-cost air filter in improving resource-limited settings. Patients and Methods This randomized controlled trial was conducted between March to July 2022. The participants were 18–55 years old outpatient with asthmatic patients. A total of 114 participants were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups: home management only, home management and air filtering, and control. Validated measurement tools were applied, and the Wilcoxon test was used to evaluate changes in QoL. Results Asthma burden was found in at least one-third of participants in each group. At baseline, there was no difference in mAQLQ scores among participants in all group allocations ( p -value > 0.05), and the air filter group had an increase in the total mAQLQ score ( p -value = 0.044) and post-intervention activity quality of life ( p -value = 0.002). The environmental quality of life increased post-intervention ( p -value = 0.004) and remained higher after four weeks of follow-up compared to baseline ( p -value = 0.041) in the home management group participants. Conclusion The findings indicate that the enforcement of a home management manual and the application of low-cost filters in air circulation systems offer advantages in improving the quality of life of patients with moderate and mild asthma.

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Assessing Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children with Asthma in the US-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 40 publications

Air Pollution in South Texas: A Short Communication of Health Risks and Implications

Air Pollution in South Texas: A Short Communication of Health Risks and Implications

Indoor Air Quality and Health Outcomes in Employees Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study

Effectiveness of Asthma Home Management Manual and Low-Cost Air Filter on Quality of Life Among Asthma Adults: A 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

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