Wood stove use and other determinants of personal and indoor exposures to particulate air pollution and ozone among elderly persons in a Northern Suburb

Siponen, Taina; Yli‐Tuomi, Tarja; Tiittanen, Pekka; Taimisto, Pekka; Pekkanen, Juha; Salonen, Raimo O.; Lanki, Timo

doi:10.1111/ina.12538

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“…The results of the study presented here are consistent with other groups that have investigated air quality relationships between outdoor and indoor environments where older adults reside. Residential studies in homes of older adults over a 6 months period demonstrate a high correlation between ambient and indoor particulate exposure measured by gravimetric techniques 4,19 . Similar results were also seen in a 12 days study conducted in a retirement community, where Buczynska et al found no significant indoor sources of air pollution but did see a positive relationship between outdoor and Indoor Air Quality 5 .…”

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Outdoor and indoor fine particulate matter at skilled nursing facilities in the western United States during wildfire and non‐wildfire seasons

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Wildfire activity is increasing in parts of the world where extreme drought and warming temperatures contribute to fireprone conditions, including the western United States. The elderly are among the most vulnerable, and those in long‐term care with preexisting conditions have added risk for adverse health outcomes from wildfire smoke exposure. In this study, we report continuous co‐located indoor and outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) measurements at four skilled nursing facilities in the western United States. Throughout the year 2020, over 8000 h of data were collected, which amounted to approximately 300 days of indoor and outdoor sampling at each facility. The highest indoor 24 h average PM2.5 recorded at each facility was 43.6 µg/m3, 103.2 µg/m3, 35.4 µg/m3, and 202.5 µg/m3, and these peaks occurred during the wildfire season. The indoor‐to‐outdoor PM2.5 ratio and calculated infiltration efficiencies indicated high variation in the impact of wildfire events on Indoor Air Quality between the four facilities. Notably, infiltration efficiency ranged from 0.22 to 0.76 across the four facilities. We propose that this variability is evidence that PM2.5 infiltration may be impacted by modifiable building characteristics and human behavioral factors, and this should be addressed in future studies.

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Outdoor and indoor fine particulate matter at skilled nursing facilities in the western United States during wildfire and non‐wildfire seasons

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“…However, indoor air pollution attributed to the use of wood burning as a heating system is linked to a lower performance of the interviewed participants, particularly in the number of errors committed in the inhibition condition of the A-HSCT. This negative correlation could be due to the exposure of individuals to air pollutants resulting from wood burning chemical reactions, as mentioned in various studies, particularly CO2 inhalation that is anxiogenic and deleterious for executive functions [41,42]. In contrast, participants who use electricity as a source of heating in their households performed better in terms of response-time in the inhibition condition of our test, which goes in line with the result mentioned above.…”

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Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: scale validation, normative data and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

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Background This study was conducted for several reasons, primarily because of the lack of an Arabic version of the HSCT that could be beneficial in our clinical practice. Another reason is the need to find potential relationships between various factors with executive functions, especially problematic mobile phone use as suggested by many previous studies, since smartphones have become, nowadays, a daily companion of people from all generations. Thus, it is important to conduct this study in Lebanon to be adapted to the ideas, customs and social behavior of the Lebanese citizens. Hence, the objectives of the current study are to use the Arabic version of the HSCT in healthy community-dwelling Arabic-speaking adults in Lebanon, to check its validity compared to other versions of the test, as well as to identify risk factors that might affect the executive functions in these adults. Methods Between August–December 2019, 350 participants were randomly selected. The Arabic version of the HSCT, divided into automatic and inhibition conditions, was used; in each condition, participants’ response-time and number of errors committed were recorded. Results None of the scale items was removed. For the automatic condition, response-time items converged over one factor (αCronbach = 0.905) and number of errors converged over seven factors (αCronbach = 0.334). For the inhibition condition, response-time converged over one factor (αCronbach = 0.943) and number of errors converged over four factors (αCronbach = 0.728). Using electricity as a heating method inside the house was significantly associated with a lower response-time, whereas higher problematic mobile phone use was associated with higher response-time. Using wood as a heating system inside the house and higher problematic mobile phone use were associated with higher number of errors, while using Arabian incense (bakhour) inside the house was associated with lower number of errors. Conclusion We were able to set normative data for the HSCT Arabic version for use in the Lebanese population. Problematic mobile phone use was associated with lower inhibitory control in terms of response-time and errors number.

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“…However, indoor air pollution attributed to the use of wood burning as a heating system is linked to a lower performance of the interviewed participants, particularly in the number of errors commited in the inhibition condition of the A-HSCT. This negative correlation could be due to the exposure of individuals to air pollutants resulting from wood burning chemical reactions, as mentioned in various studies, particularly CO2 inhalation that is anxiogenic and deleterious for executive functions 41,42 . In contrast, participants who use electricity as a source of heating in their households performed better in terms of response-time in the inhibition condition of our test, which goes in line with the result mentioned above.…”

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Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: Validation and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

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Background To validate the Arabic version of the Hayling Sentence Completion Test (HSCT) in healthy community-dwelling Lebanese adults, and identify factors that might affect executive functions (EF), mainly inhibitory control, in these participants. Methods Between August-December 2019, 350 participants were randomly selected. The Arabic version of the HSCT, divided into automatic and inhibition conditions, was used; in each condition, participants’ response-time and number of errors commited were recorded. Results None of the scale items was removed. For the automatic condition, response-time items converged over one factor (αCronbach=0.905) and number of errors converged over seven factors (αCronbach=0.334). For the inhibition condition, response-time converged over one factor (αCronbach=0.943) and number of errors converged over four factors (αCronbach=0.728). Using electricity as a heating method inside the house was significantly associated with a lower response-time, whereas higher problematic mobile phone use was associated with higher response-time. Using wood as a heating system inside the house and higher problematic mobile phone use were associated with higher number of errors, while using Arabian incense (bakhour) inside the house was associated with lower number of errors. Conclusion We were able to validate the HSCT Arabic version for use in the Lebanese population. Problematic mobile phone use was associated with lower executive functions in terms of reponse-time and number of errors.

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Wood stove use and other determinants of personal and indoor exposures to particulate air pollution and ozone among elderly persons in a Northern Suburb

Cited by 26 publications

References 36 publications

Outdoor and indoor fine particulate matter at skilled nursing facilities in the western United States during wildfire and non‐wildfire seasons

Outdoor and indoor fine particulate matter at skilled nursing facilities in the western United States during wildfire and non‐wildfire seasons

Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: scale validation, normative data and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: Validation and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

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