Quality of life in retired workers with past exposure to asbestos
Emmanuelle Siefert,
Fleur Delva,
Christophe Paris
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundAsbestos causes cancer and non‐cancerous lung and pleural diseases and can also have a negative psychological impact but little is known about its effect on health‐related quality of life.ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to describe the health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of retired men with a history of occupational exposure to asbestos and examine factors linked with low HRQoL.MethodsRetired male workers of the French Asbestos‐Related Disease Cohort (ARDCO) completed self‐questionnaires that i… Show more
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