2024
Development and evaluation of a questionnaire to capture environmental and occupational inhalational exposures in adults with fibrotic interstitial lung disease
Swaminathan A, McFatrich M, Mkumba L, Wright L, Redlich C, Snyder L, Reeve B, Patel D, Gulati M. Development and evaluation of a questionnaire to capture environmental and occupational inhalational exposures in adults with fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Respiratory Research 2024, 25: 372. PMID: 39407223, PMCID: PMC11481565, DOI: 10.1186/s12931-024-03000-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive interviewsContent validityExposure questionnaireMultidisciplinary teamSemi-structured interview guideEvidence of content validityFibrosing ILDsInterstitial lung diseaseRelevant exposuresFibrotic interstitial lung diseaseClinically relevant exposuresTrained interviewersInterview guideAssessment QuestionnaireQuestionnaireInterviewsLung diseaseAdultsTeamClinicPatientsSource of misunderstandingOccupational inhalation exposureValidityDisease
2014
Official American Thoracic Society Technical Standards: Spirometry in the Occupational Setting
Redlich CA, Tarlo SM, Hankinson JL, Townsend MC, Eschenbacher WL, Von Essen SG, Sigsgaard T, Weissman DN. Official American Thoracic Society Technical Standards: Spirometry in the Occupational Setting. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 189: 983-993. PMID: 24735032, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0337st.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLung functionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseasePosture-related changesInterpretation of spirometryEMBASE 1980Pulmonary diseaseSpirometry testingLung diseaseMedline 1950SpirometryClinical informationInhalation exposureRepeat testingSystematic reviewHealth programsLongitudinal changesOccupational settingsPercentage declineSpirometry techniciansFEV1Appropriate reference valuesReference valuesWorker exposureDisease