Predictors of health-related quality of life among semi-precious stone mineworkers exposed to silica dust.

Tamires Patrícia Souza Rafaela Souza Guilherme WatteJorge Alan de SouzaJose da Silva Moreira Marli Maria Knorst

Published in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2021)

Our study revealed impaired HRQOL in semi-precious stone miners evaluated using both questionnaire tools of SGRQ and WHOQOL-BREF, of which SGRQ had superior performance. Respiratory symptoms, functional impairment, and pack-years of cigarette smoking were the most important determinants of the workers' general HRQOL.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
single cell
physical activity
human health
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
sleep quality
climate change
patient reported