Health-Related Quality of Life of Former Lead Workers in Brazil

Teixeira, Martha Carvalho Pereira; Carvalho, Fernando Martins; Lins, Liliane

doi:10.3390/ijerph121114084

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“…The SF-36, in both versions 1 and 2, is a general instrument, commonly used to assess health-related quality of life (15,(25)(26)(27) . The SF-36 had been used to measure the HRQoL in healthy individuals, patients with chronic diseases, in rehabilitation, and as a healthrelated measure in the field of occupational health (28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34) . The SF-36v1 (14) and RAND-36 (13,17) are the same 36-items short form derived from the MOS study (12,13,17) .…”

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Validation of the RAND 36-Item Health Survey questionnaire in Brazil

Lins-Kusterer

Aguiar

Santos-Lins

et al. 2022

Arq. Gastroenterol.

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Background: Health-related quality of life is frequently used as an outcome measure that improves the quality of care. The SF-36 and RAND-36 were derived from the Medical Outcomes Study. Objective The present study aimed to validate the RAND-36 in Brazil, in healthy individuals and patients with liver disease. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted by using JASP Software. The parameters of the items were estimated using the Robust Diagonally Weighted Least Squares (RDWLS) approach. Comparative fit index (CFI), Goodness-of-fit index (GFI), Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) were evaluated. Internal consistency was measured using the Composite reliability index. Convergent validity between RAND-36 domains and Work Ability Index (WAI) was conducted. Results: This validation study included 763 individuals, 400 (52.4%) with chronic liver disease. The most prevalent liver diseases were hepatitis C (13.9%), alcoholic liver disease (11.8%), and steatosis (12.1%). The measurement model tested using the CFA obtained the following adjustment indicators: X2 (df): 599.65 (498); CFI: 0.998; GFI: 0.998; TLI: 0.998; RMSEA: 0.016 (90%CI: 0.011-.021). Convergent validity of RAND-36 and total WAI ranged from medium to large correlation. Conclusion: The RAND-36 is effective in measuring the perception of health-related quality of life in individuals with and without chronic liver disease. The results of our study support the developer’s claims for the reliability of the RAND-36 version 1 as a measure of health-related quality of life. The evidence for the construct validity of the RAND-36 was substantial.

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Validation of the RAND 36-Item Health Survey questionnaire in Brazil

Lins-Kusterer

Aguiar

Santos-Lins

et al. 2022

Arq. Gastroenterol.

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“…Attempts to link occupational exposures to poorer HRQL have been undertaken in the studies of welders [ 2 ], former lead workers [ 12 ], firefighters [ 13 ], industrial workers [ 14 , 15 ] and even coal-based sponge iron plant workers [ 16 ]. All these presentations confirmed negative associations of studied occupations with either physical or mental component of HRQL.…”

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Health-related quality of life in a general population sample in Kazakhstan and its sociodemographic and occupational determinants

Vinnikov

Raushanova

Romanova

et al. 2021

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background Health-related quality of life (HRQL) in the general population of Kazakhstan has never been characterized. We constructed this population-based study of the largest city in Kazakhstan, Almaty with the aim to quantitatively assess HRQL and ascertain whether occupation and lifestyle are associated with HRQL in this population. Methods In a random sample (N = 1500) of general population in Almaty (median age 49 (interquartile range 28) years, 50% women), we collected data on demographics, socioeconomic status, lifestyle, lifetime occupational history and general HRQL using SF-8 instrument. The association of demographic and occupational predictors with HRQL was tested in multiple regression models. Results No occupational associations were found for physical component score in the models adjusted for age, sex, income, cigarette and waterpipe smoking, electronic cigarette use, physical activity, alcohol and exposure to secondhand smoke. Ever being a manager (β − 1.63 (95% confidence interval (CI) − 2.92; − 0.34)), a welder (β − 5.11 (95% CI − 8.77; − 1.46)) and a secretary (β − 5.06 (95% CI − 8.56; − 1.56)) for one year or more was associated with poorer mental component score in the models adjusted for age, sex, income, cigarette smoking, physical activity and each other. Age, income and physical activity were independent predictors of both physical and mental components. Conclusions Occupational history is associated with HRQL in the general population in Almaty, Kazakhstan, but the mechanism explaining this association should be further elucidated.

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“…The theme of lead risk assessment and health effects was explored and interpreted by the authors of 19 manuscripts. The papers reflect the international scope of lead research conducted in Australia [ 2 , 3 ], Benin Sub-Saharan West Africa [ 4 ], Brazil [ 5 ], China including Taiwan [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ], France [ 13 ], Mongolia [ 14 ] Singapore [ 15 ], South Africa [ 16 , 17 ], The Netherlands [ 18 ], and the USA [ 19 , 20 ]. The authors submitted articles on a wide range of lead risk assessment topics.…”

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“…There are articles covering spatial and temporal relationships between lead-containing products and delayed health impacts such as motor neuron diseases [ 3 ]. The scope of lead effects includes: the association between women and infant exposure including breast milk [ 4 , 16 ]; lead worker exposure [ 5 , 7 ]; seasonality of exposure risk [ 4 , 19 ]; meta-analysis as a tool for data treatment [ 8 ]; and the mapping of community soil lead [ 18 , 20 ]. Acknowledging the gamut of exposure pathways and the effects of lead on society should advance the understanding about the need to promote the use of use skills and tools for primary prevention.…”

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Editorial: Lead Risk Assessment and Health Effects

Mielke

2016

IJERPH

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In 1980, Clair C. Patterson stated: “Sometime in the near future it probably will be shown that the older urban areas of the United States have been rendered more or less uninhabitable by the millions of tons of poisonous industrial lead residues that have accumulated in cities during the past century”. We live in the near future about which this quote expressed concern. This special volume of 19 papers explores the status of scientific evidence regarding Dr. Patterson’s statement on the habitability of the environments of communities. Authors from 10 countries describe a variety of lead issues in the context of large and small communities, smelter sites, lead industries, lead-based painted houses, and vehicle fuel treated with lead additives dispersed by traffic. These articles represent the microcosm of the larger health issues associated with lead. The challenges of lead risk require a concerted global action for primary prevention.

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Former Lead Workers in Brazil

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Validation of the RAND 36-Item Health Survey questionnaire in Brazil

Validation of the RAND 36-Item Health Survey questionnaire in Brazil

Health-related quality of life in a general population sample in Kazakhstan and its sociodemographic and occupational determinants

Editorial: Lead Risk Assessment and Health Effects

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