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Clavi Hanum Pratama

(03010067)

FINAL TEST

1. How do you comment on the purpose of the study formulated by the authors ?

I think the purpose of the journal have been appropriate and to the point for issues around

asthma, furthermore that purpose is good enough because it can provide new

informations about the connection asthma with occupation and economic status.

2. Write the research question of the study ?

What are the prevalence of and risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma ?

How does the impact of severe adult asthma on work disability ?

3. Explain the importance of the study as related to the previous research !

Previous research reported that work disability is associated with poor health outcomes in

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there has been little information about

health impacts in asthma. Our finding that work disability is associated with a greater

longitudinal risk of emergency health care use for asthma indicates that work disability

has consequences for healthstatus, not just socioeconomic status.

4. The authors mentioned about factors related to the risk of work dissability caused

by asthma. Mention and explain those factors !

Sociodemographic (P= .027) and medical factors (P= .020) were related to the risk of

complete work disability. Both sociodemographic characteristics (P = .06) and work

exposures based on the JEM (P=.012) were related to partial work disability.

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Complete workdisability was defined as leaving the workforce altogether because of

asthma, breathing difficulties due to air quality or temperature, or physical exertion

required by the job.

Among persons who were currently employed, partial work disability was defined as

missed complete or partial work days because of asthma during the past 4 weeks, a

significant change in work duties because of asthma, or decreased self-rated job

effectivenessbecause of asthma (