| Autor: |
Álvaro Huerta Ojeda, Emilio Jofré‐Saldía, Guillermo Barahona‐Fuentes, María‐Mercedes Yeomans‐Cabrera, Maximiliano Bravo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Health Science Reports, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2398-8835 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/hsr2.1890 |
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Abstract Background and Aims Due to increased urbanization and industry, environmental pollution is a serious public health concern. Globally, the quality of life is particularly lowered by exposure to high amounts of particulate matter (PM). Chile has five industrial zones with high pollution levels, called “sacrifice zones.” However, the effect of polluted air on the quality of life and functional autonomy (FA) of older people living in industrial zones with high pollution levels is unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the quality of life and FA differences between Chilean older women (OW) living in areas with lower and higher PM levels. Materials and Methods Seventy‐two OW volunteered for this study. The sample was divided into Zone 1 (PM2.5 ≤ 15 µg/m3, n = 36) and Zone 2 (PM2.5 > 15 µg/m3, n = 36). The variables were quality of life—assessed through the SF‐36v2.0 questionnaire, and FA—assessed through the GDLAM protocols. Differences between zones were tested by Student's t‐test and Mann–Whitney test, both for independent samples (p |
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