Studying Respiratory Symptoms Related to Swimming Pools Attendance in Young Athletes: The SPHeRA Study

Zaccarin, Matteo; Zanni, Stefano; Gallé, Francesca; Protano, Carmela; Valeriani, Federica; Liguori, Giorgio; Spica, Vincenzo Romano; Vitali, Matteo

doi:10.3390/toxics10120759

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 45 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…With a group of Italian swimmers, which aimed to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms (cough, chest tightness, breathing difficulties) and correlating the training prescription, it was observed in their results the prevalence of respiratory symptoms during or immediately after the training and that the worsening of cases occurred much more in winter, when compared to summer (ZACCARIN et al, 2022).…”

Section: Asthma and Swimmingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fatores fisiopatológicos, benefícios e recomendações na natação para asmático

Vasconcellos¹,

Nascimento²

2023

ISJHR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways that can be induced by contact with chemical products, cigarette smoke, dry and cold environments or intense exercise. Swimming is recommended for people with asthma because it is a sport that helps to improve lung function. The aim of this study was to analyze the benefits and recommendations for swimming in children diagnosed with asthma. The methodology adopted was a bibliographical review of articles published in PUBMED in the last five years. The results of the studies showed that at least 13 countries researched the relationship between asthma and swimming in this investigated period (Poland, Turkey, Japan, France, Belgium, Finland, Norway, USA, Sweden, Brazil, China, Nigeria and Italy). Research has shown that swimming is beneficial for asthmatics, among the advantages it can be mentioned the improvements for the practitioner: 1) conditions of the respiratory and cardiovascular system, 2) quality of life and psychosocial, 3) well-being, 4) physical resistance, 5) child growth and development, and 6) reduction in asthma symptoms and clinical picture. The recommendations for the practice of swimming for asthmatics were related to: 1) maintaining the adequate amount of water purification products (with chlorine), 2) avoiding places in the pool that have dry and cold environments, 3) managing the air quality in the pool area and waiting room, 4) adequately prescribe and monitor water exercise 5) avoid excessive submersion/diving. It can be concluded that swimming is a sport that provides the asthmatic with a decrease in symptoms and an improvement in the clinical picture, as there is a decrease in the intensity, duration and frequency of bronchospasm crises, improving respiratory capacity and strengthening the respiratory muscles, in addition to providing better motor, psychological and affective-social development. However, the possible contraindication of swimming for asthmatics may come from inadequate facilities, swimming pool, medication, prescription and class control. Thus, it is suggested that there is always periodic monitoring of students by physicians and teachers/professionals able to provide adequate prescriptions, in addition to monitoring external factors that may affect asthmatics.

show abstract

Section: Asthma and Swimmingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fatores fisiopatológicos, benefícios e recomendações na natação para asmático

Vasconcellos¹,

Nascimento²

2023

ISJHR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Trihalomethane Cancer Risk Assessment for Private and Shared Residences: Addressing the Differences in Inhalation Exposure

Parveen

Goel

2023

Toxics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The multi-pathway cancer risk (CR) assessment of trihalomethanes (THM) involves considering exposure via ingestion, dermal contact, and inhalation. Inhalation occurs during showering due to the volatilization of THMs from chlorinated water to the air. When assessing inhalation risks, exposure models commonly assume that the initial THM concentration in the shower room is zero. However, this assumption is only valid in private shower rooms where single or infrequent showering events take place. It fails to account for continuous or successive showering events in shared showering facilities. To address this issue, we incorporated the accumulation of THM in the shower room air. We studied a community (population ≈ 20,000) comprising two types of residences with the same water supply: population A with private shower rooms, and population B with communal shower stalls. The total THM concentration in the water was 30.22 ± 14.45 µg L−1. For population A, the total CR was 58.5 × 10−6, including an inhalation risk of 1.11 × 10−6. However, for population B, the accumulation of THM in the shower stall air resulted in increased inhalation risk. By the tenth showering event, the inhalation risk was 2.2 × 10−6, and the equivalent total CR was 59.64 × 10−6. We found that the CR significantly increased with increasing shower duration. Nevertheless, introducing a ventilation rate of 5 L s−1 in the shower stall reduced the inhalation CR from 1.2 × 10−6 to 7.9 × 10−7.

show abstract

Studying Respiratory Symptoms Related to Swimming Pools Attendance in Young Athletes: The SPHeRA Study

Cited by 2 publications

References 45 publications

Fatores fisiopatológicos, benefícios e recomendações na natação para asmático

Fatores fisiopatológicos, benefícios e recomendações na natação para asmático

Trihalomethane Cancer Risk Assessment for Private and Shared Residences: Addressing the Differences in Inhalation Exposure

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About