title: In-home air filtration for improving cardiovascular health: lessons from a CBPR study in public housing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Particulate air pollution, including from motor vehicles, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe lessons learned from installing air filtration units in public housing apartments next to a major highway.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed experience with recruitment, retention, and acceptance of the air filtration units.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recruitment and retention have been challenging, but similar to other studies in public housing. Equipment noise and overheated apartments during hot weather have been notable complaints from participants. In addition, we found that families with members with Alzheimer's or mental disability were less able to tolerate the equipment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For this research, the primary lesson is that working closely with each participant is important. A future public health program would need to address issues of noise and heat to make the intervention more acceptable to residents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brugge
authors.forename: Ellin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reisner
authors.forename: Luz T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Padró-Martínez
authors.forename: Wig
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zamore
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Owusu
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Durant
mesh_terms: D061808:Air Filters; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011638:Public Housing; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000517:prevention & control; D014691:Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter; D001335:Vehicle Emissions
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