Title |
Geriatric study in Europe on health effects of air quality in nursing homes (GERIE study) profile: objectives, study protocol and descriptive data
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Published in |
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/2049-6958-8-71 |
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Authors |
Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Dan Norback, Jan Zielinski, Alfred Bernard, Cristina Gratziou, Torben Sigsgaard, Piersante Sestini, Giovanni Viegi |
Abstract |
Indoor air pollution (IAP) constitutes a major global public health problem requiring increasing efforts in research and policymaking that may have special significance for elderly that are likely to spend most of their day indoors and appear to be particularly susceptible to adverse effects of chemical pollutants and bio-contaminants. Yet, evidence existing on the effects of IAP in elderly is scanty. The Geriatric study in Europe on health effects of air quality in nursing homes (GERIE) study aimed to assess health effects of major indoor air pollutants and thermal conditions in elderly (> 70 years) living stably in nursing homes (NH) across Europe. Respiratory effects were particularly considered as airways and lung constitute the first target of air pollutants. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 1 | 25% |
Canada | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Malaysia | 1 | 1% |
United States | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 79 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 14 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 15% |
Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
Other | 15 | 19% |
Unknown | 18 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 25% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 10% |
Environmental Science | 7 | 9% |
Engineering | 6 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
Other | 8 | 10% |
Unknown | 28 | 35% |