Honors College Thesis
 

Designing surveys to investigate the impacts of wildfire smoke on human health

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  • Wildfires are increasing in frequency. One area of research interest centers on the pollutants within wildfire smoke, including but not limited to particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These chemicals are associated with exacerbation of respiratory, cardiovascular, dermatological, reproductive, oncological, gastrointestinal, and infectious conditions. As wildfires becoming increasingly prevalent, it will be important for researchers and clinicians to have access to surveillance tools that allow insight into how wildfire smoke exposure is affecting the health of certain populations. We developed a survey tool to characterize exposure to wildfire smoke and subsequent self-reported health outcomes. I first conducted a literature search to identify known and potential negative health outcomes associated with exposure to wildfire smoke. I found a total of 24 articles assessing a total of eight outcomes (cardiac, respiratory, dermatologic, gastrointestinal [GI], oncologic, gestational, COVID-19, and influenza). I used this information to conduct a literature search for survey tools. I used 10 surveys of eight outcomes (cardiac, COPD, asthma, smoking status, dermatological, GI, gestational, and recent infection) to develop a novel surveillance tool. The tool has 11 modules, 142 questions and is anticipated to take 40 minutes on average when self-administered.
  • Keywords: wildfire, pollution, PM2.5, PM10, PAH, survey
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