| Titre : | Health care worker disability due to latex allergy and asthma : A cost analysis. (1999) |
| Auteurs : | V.L. PHILLIPS ; M.A. GOODRICH ; T.J. SULLIVAN |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 7, 1999) |
| Pagination : | 1024-1028 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Asthme ; Allergie ; Complication ; Homme ; Profession santé ; Evolution ; Economie santé ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Epidémiologie ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Bronchopneumopathie obstructive ; Immunopathologie ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST fR0x1OiG. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. The reported prevalence of occupational allergy to natural rubber latex is 8% to 17%, and that of latex-induced occupational asthma is 2.5% to 6%. Conversion of medical facilities to "latex-safe" can reduce employee sensitization, impairment, and disability. The purpose of this study was to determine the cost of a latex-safe approach, compared with that of continued latex glove use, and to identify the level of worker disability required to make the latex-safe approach financially preferable to a health care institution. Methods. The costs of 2 strategies-latex-safe vs the status quo-were calculated from the perspective of 3 health care institutions. A break-even point was calculated for each facility. Results. In all facilities, the cost of using nonlatex gloves exceeded the cost of using latex gloves. In all 3 facilities, however, 1% or fewer of those at risk would have to become fully disabled or fewer than 2% would have to become partially disabled for the continued use of latex gloves to exceed the cost of the latex-safe approach. Conclusion. Health care facilities, regardless of size, are likely to benefit financially from becoming latex-safe even if latex-related disability levels are extremely low. |
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