title: Long-term socioprofessional and psychological status in workers investigated for occupational asthma in quebec.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the long-term status of workers with occupational asthma (OA) with those of subjects with work-exacerbated asthma (WEA) and nonasthmatic (NA) workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We contacted 179 subjects investigated for suspected OA at Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 1997 to 2007. Participants completed questionnaires on psychological and functional status, followed by a telephone interview about socioprofessional outcomes and health care utilization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The OA workers are more likely to have been removed from the workplace than the WEA workers. The health-related quality of life of all workers was still impaired. A high prevalence of psychiatric disorders was found among OA and WEA workers. Compared with WEA and OA workers, the NA group showed a higher rate of physician consultations for all causes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Regardless of the diagnosis they received, these workers need to benefit from psychosocial support in the period after investigation for suspicion of OA.
authors: Research Centre, Division of Chest Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal-a University of Montreal-Affiliated Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors: Grégory
authors: G
authors: Moullec
authors: Kim L
authors: KL
authors: Lavoie
authors: Jean-Luc
authors: JL
authors: Malo
authors: Denyse
authors: D
authors: Gautrin
authors: Jocelyne
authors: J
authors: Lʼarchevêque
authors: Manon
authors: M
authors: Labrecque
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D059366:Asthma, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life; D011792:Quebec; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires