Assessment of the effect of welding fumes on welders’ cognitive failure and health-related quality of life

Rahmani, A.; Golbabaei, F.; Dehghan, S. F.; Mazlomi, A.; Akbarzadeh, A.

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Assessment of the effect of welding fumes on welders’ cognitive failure and health-related quality of life

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Rahmani A. , Golbabaei F. , Dehghan S. F. , Mazlomi A. , Akbarzadeh A.

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Introduction. This study examined whether cognitive symptoms and health-related quality of life can be affected by welding fume exposure. Method. Participants consisted of welders (n = 40) and welder assistants (n = 25) from welding units as the exposed group, and office workers (n = 44) as the non-exposed group. All participants were studied using ambient air monitoring and two types of questionnaires: the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Results. Welders and welder assistants were exposed to higher concentrations of all airborne metals than office employees, except for aluminum and chromium (p < 0.05). Mean (95% confidence interval) CFQ score was higher in welders (26.42 (12.74)) compared with welder assistants (22.68 (14.37)) and the non-exposed group (21.38 (8.75)), although these differences were not statistically significant. Mean total score of the SF-36 significantly differed among the three groups (p < 0.05) and welders had the lowest score (M (SD) = 54.84 (17.88)). The relationships between total CFQ score and the measured concentration of nickel at peak work rate was significant for welders. Conclusion. Cognitive symptoms and health-related quality of life were not related to the measures of welding fume exposure and further research should be performed to find other influencing factors.

Słowa kluczowe

welding fume ambient air assessment cognitive failure health-related quality of life

dym spawalniczy zanieczyszczenie atmosfery analiza bezpieczeństwa stan zdrowia

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Taylor & Francis

Czasopismo

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Rocznik

2016

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Vol. 22, No. 3

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426--432

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 55 poz.

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Rahmani A.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

autor

Golbabaei F.

fgolbabaei@sina.tums.ac.ir

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

autor

Dehghan S. F.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

autor

Mazlomi A.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

autor

Akbarzadeh A.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

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