Face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with breathing difficulties in adolescent patients with asthma.
Acta Paediatr
; 112(8): 1740-1746, 2023 08.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2325069
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Face masks have been used to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 transmission. We investigated the impact of face mask use on paediatric patients with asthma.METHODS:
Between February 2021 and January 2022, we surveyed adolescents aged 10-17 attending the paediatric outpatient clinic at the Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark with asthma, other breathing problems or no breathing problems.RESULTS:
We recruited 408 participants (53.4% girls) with a median age of 14 years 312 in the asthma group, 37 in the other breathing problems group and 59 in the no breathing problems group. Most participants experienced mask-related breathing impairment. The relative risk (RR) of experiencing severe breathing problems, compared to no problems, was more than four times as high for adolescents with asthma (RR 4.6, 95% CI 1.3-16.8, p = 0.02) than adolescents with no breathing problems. More than a third (35.9%) of the asthma group experienced mild asthma and 3.9% had severe asthma. Girls experienced more mild (RR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-3.1, p < 0.01) and severe (RR 6.6, 95% CI 3.1-13.8, p < 0.01) symptoms than boys. Age had no effect. Adequate asthma control minimised negative effects.CONCLUSION:
Face masks caused significant breathing impairment in most adolescents, particularly in those with asthma.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos Respiratorios
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Asma
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Adolescente
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Apa.16852
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