Retrofitting home insulation reduces incidence and severity of chronic respiratory disease
dc.citation.issue | 8 | |
dc.citation.volume | 32 | |
dc.contributor.author | Fyfe C | |
dc.contributor.author | Barnard LT | |
dc.contributor.author | Douwes J | |
dc.contributor.author | Howden-Chapman P | |
dc.contributor.author | Crane J | |
dc.coverage.spatial | England | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-28T20:02:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-05 | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-28T20:02:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 21/08/2022 | |
dc.description.abstract | To assess whether retrofitting home insulation can reduce the risk of respiratory disease incidence and exacerbation, a retrospective cohort study was undertaken using linked data from a national intervention program. The study population was made up of 1 004 795 residents from 205 001 New Zealand houses that received an insulation subsidy though a national Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority program. A difference-in-difference model compared changes in the number of prescriptions dispensed for respiratory illness post- insulation to a control population over the same timeframe. New prescribing of chronic respiratory disease medication at follow-up was used to compare incidence risk ratios between intervention and control groups. Chronic respiratory disease incidence was significantly lower in the intervention group at follow-up: odds ratio 0.90 (95% CI: 0.86-0.94). There was also a 4% reduction in medication dispensed for treating exacerbations of chronic respiratory disease symptoms in the intervention group compared with the control group: relative rate ratio (RRR) 0.96 (95% CI: 0.96-0.97). There was no change in medication dispensed to prevent symptoms of chronic respiratory disease RRR: 1,00 (95% CI: 0.99-1.00). These findings support home insulation interventions as a means of improving respiratory health outcomes. | |
dc.description.publication-status | Published | |
dc.format.extent | e13101 - ? | |
dc.identifier | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36040274 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Indoor Air, 2022, 32 (8), pp. e13101 - ? | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/ina.13101 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1600-0668 | |
dc.identifier.elements-id | 455733 | |
dc.identifier.harvested | Massey_Dark | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10179/18360 | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Indoor Air | |
dc.subject | cold | |
dc.subject | damp | |
dc.subject | health | |
dc.subject | housing | |
dc.subject | mold | |
dc.subject | respiratory disease | |
dc.subject | Air Pollution, Indoor | |
dc.subject | Housing | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Incidence | |
dc.subject | Respiratory Tract Diseases | |
dc.subject | Retrospective Studies | |
dc.subject.anzsrc | 04 Earth Sciences | |
dc.subject.anzsrc | 09 Engineering | |
dc.subject.anzsrc | 11 Medical and Health Sciences | |
dc.title | Retrofitting home insulation reduces incidence and severity of chronic respiratory disease | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
pubs.notes | Not known | |
pubs.organisational-group | /Massey University | |
pubs.organisational-group | /Massey University/College of Health | |
pubs.organisational-group | /Massey University/College of Health/Research Centre for Hauora and Health |
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