Milken Institute School of Public Health Poster Presentations (Marvin Center & Video)
Document Type
Poster
Abstract Category
Environmental and Occupational Health
Keywords
Florida, red tide, respiratory, symptoms, asthma
Publication Date
Spring 5-1-2019
Abstract
Background: Florida red tide occurs in the Gulf of Mexico annually and has been linked to complaints of negative respiratory symptoms. Little is known about the exact association and long term effects of the exposure. Objectives: We applied the Navigation Guide to conduct a systematic review of the existing body of literature on Florida red tide exposure and respiratory effects. Methods: We applied inclusion criteria to studies found through searches of 5 scientific databases. Included studies were analyzed for risk of bias and overall strength and quality of evidence. Included studies provided self-reported symptoms and quantitative measurements of pulmonary function before and after red tide exposure. Results: We identified 6 studies that met our inclusion criteria. We found that selection bias, exposure misclassification, and confounding were common sources of bias among the majority of studies and gave the overall body of evidence a quality rating. Conclusion: In conclusion, following the protocol of the Navigation Guide, our inclusion criteria yielded a body of research that displays an inadequate evidence of correlation between red tide exposure and respiratory effects in Florida Gulf Coast sample populations.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Open Access
1
Included in
Florida Red Tide Exposure: Analyzing the respiratory effects experienced by the Gulf Coast population
Background: Florida red tide occurs in the Gulf of Mexico annually and has been linked to complaints of negative respiratory symptoms. Little is known about the exact association and long term effects of the exposure. Objectives: We applied the Navigation Guide to conduct a systematic review of the existing body of literature on Florida red tide exposure and respiratory effects. Methods: We applied inclusion criteria to studies found through searches of 5 scientific databases. Included studies were analyzed for risk of bias and overall strength and quality of evidence. Included studies provided self-reported symptoms and quantitative measurements of pulmonary function before and after red tide exposure. Results: We identified 6 studies that met our inclusion criteria. We found that selection bias, exposure misclassification, and confounding were common sources of bias among the majority of studies and gave the overall body of evidence a quality rating. Conclusion: In conclusion, following the protocol of the Navigation Guide, our inclusion criteria yielded a body of research that displays an inadequate evidence of correlation between red tide exposure and respiratory effects in Florida Gulf Coast sample populations.
Comments
Presented at Research Days 2019.