Control stability analysis of long-term standardized treatment and management for children aged under 6 years with asthma / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the outcome and stability of control statuses in children under 6 years old with bronchial asthma(abbreviated asthma)who were received long-term standardized treatment and management, and to analyze the factors affecting the control stability.Methods:Using the case registration study, a total of 173 asthmatic children under 6 years old were selected from January 2014 to December 2020 in the department of allergy of Beijing Children′s Hospital.All the patients were received asthma long-term standardized treatment and management for 1 year to 2 years.Control statuses were evaluated at 1 year and 2 years follow up visits respectively.According to the changes of stage evaluations of control statuses, the control stabilities were decided, and patients were divided into stable control group and unstable control group.The parameters of exacerbation, repeated respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, concomitant diseases, allergen sensitization, pulmonary function, initial treatment level, delivery mode, feeding method and family history of allergic diseases were compared between the two groups at 1 year and 2 years respectively.Results:Of the 173 patients included, 17.9%(31/173)were younger than 3 years old and 82.1%(142/173)were 3 to 5 years old.After treatment and management for 1 year and 2 years, the proportions of asthma control levels assessed as good control were 51.6%(16/31)and 70.0%(21/30)respectively in the patients younger than 3 years old, and they were 74.6%(106/142)and 76.7%(79/103)respectively in the patients aged 3 to 5 years old.At 1 year and 2 years of treatment and management, the proportions of stable control and unstable control in 173 patients were 28.9%(50/173), 71.1%(123/173)and 26.3%(35/133), 73.7%(98/133), respectively.Asthma control stability status assessment and analysis showed that in the stable control group than that in the unstable control group, at 1 year and 2 years follow up visits, the percentages of exacerbations were lower(28.0% and 54.3% vs 64.2% and 72.4%), and the differences were statistically significant( χ2=18.768 and 3.889, all P<0.05).At 1 year follow up visits, the egg sensitization rate was higher(53.1% vs 32.9%), and the difference was statistically significant( χ2=3.921, P<0.05); the initial treatment level was higher, and the proportions of level 2, 3, 4 initial treatment were(4.0%, 22.0% and 74.0% vs 20.3%, 34.1% and 45.5%), and the difference was statistically significant( Z=-3.608, P<0.05).At 2 years follow up visits, the egg and milk sensitization rates were higher(61.9% and 42.9% vs 26.2% and 18.0%), and the differences were statistically significant( χ2=8.698 and 5.220, all P<0.05).There were no significant differences on the distributions in repeated respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, concomitant diseases, pulmonary function, delivery mode, feeding method and family history of allergic diseases. Conclusion:Stable asthma control is more likely to be achieved in children aged under 6 years with asthma who are manifesting no asthma exacerbation, presenting food sensitization and using the initial treatment at a high level.