PMID- 26602559
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151125
LR  - 20200930
IS  - 2233-6567 (Print)
IS  - 2233-6567 (Electronic)
IS  - 2233-6567 (Linking)
VI  - 30
DP  - 2015
TI  - The effects of a newsletter on bedding control on house dust mite allergen 
      concentrations in childcare centers in Korea.
PG  - e2015008
LID - 10.5620/eht.e2015008 [doi]
LID - e2015008
AB  - OBJECTIVES: Bedding in childcare centers (CCCs) can hold house dust mite (HDM) 
      allergens. This study examined whether HDM allergen levels can be reduced through 
      the distribution of an educational newsletter on bedding control to parents of 
      CCC children in Korea. METHODS: All 38 CCCs were measured for Der 1 (sum of Der f 
      1 and Der p 1) concentrations on classroom floors and bedding before the 
      intervention. Educational newsletters on children's bedding control were sent to 
      21 CCCs by mail, and teachers were asked to distribute the newsletters to the 
      parents of the children (intervention group). The remaining 17 CCCs were not sent 
      newsletters (control group). The measurement of Der 1 concentrations in 38 CCCs 
      was repeated after the intervention. Dust samples were collected with a vacuum 
      cleaner and analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods. RESULTS: 
      The Der 1 concentrations on the bedding were significantly higher than those on 
      the floors in 38 CCCs at baseline (p<0.05). Although changes of the Der 1 
      concentrations for the control group (n=17) were not significant, Der 1 
      concentrations for the intervention group (n=21) decreased significantly from 
      2077.9 ng/g dust to 963.5 ng/g dust on the floors and from 3683.9 ng/g dust to 
      610.4 ng/g dust on bedding (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The distribution of educational 
      newsletters on bedding control to parents may be an effective means of 
      controlling HDMs in CCCs.
FAU - Kim, Jeonghoon
AU  - Kim J
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea ; 
      Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul 
      National University, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Jeong, Kyoung Yong
AU  - Jeong KY
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University 
      College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Kwon, Ho-Jang
AU  - Kwon HJ
AD  - Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, 
      Cheonan, Korea.
FAU - Yang, Heasuk
AU  - Yang H
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Yum, Hye Yung
AU  - Yum HY
AD  - Atopy Asthma Center, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Lee, Seon Ah
AU  - Lee SA
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Kim, Chae-Bong
AU  - Kim CB
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea ; 
      Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University, 
      Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Kim, Hyunjung
AU  - Kim H
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea ; 
      Atopy Asthma Center, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Lim, Wan Ryung
AU  - Lim WR
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Hong, Soyoung
AU  - Hong S
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea ; 
      Department of Public Health Nutrition, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul 
      National University, Seoul, Korea.
FAU - Kim, Kyoosang
AU  - Kim K
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Research, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150827
PL  - Korea (South)
TA  - Environ Health Toxicol
JT  - Environmental health and toxicology
JID - 101570455
PMC - PMC4590575
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Childcare center
OT  - Der f 1
OT  - Der p 1
OT  - Educational newsletter
OT  - House dust mite
OT  - Intervention
COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest with material presented in this paper.
EDAT- 2015/11/26 06:00
MHDA- 2015/11/26 06:01
PMCR- 2015/08/27
CRDT- 2015/11/26 06:00
PHST- 2015/04/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/08/25 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/11/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/11/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/11/26 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2015/08/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - eht-30-e2015008 [pii]
AID - 10.5620/eht.e2015008 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Environ Health Toxicol. 2015 Aug 27;30:e2015008. doi: 10.5620/eht.e2015008. 
      eCollection 2015.