Asthma in schoolchildren from Recife, Brazil. Prevalence comparison: 1994-95 and 2002

Britto, Murilo Carlos Amorim de; Bezerra, Patrícia G. M.; Brito, Rita C. C. M.; Rego, Joakim C.; Burity, Edjane Figueiredo; Alves, João Guilherme Bezerra

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“…Um estudo transversal realizado num ambulatório no estado do Rio de Janeiro com adolescentes asmáticos também mostrou que o nível de escolaridade materna e paterna não influenciou na QV [9]. Já outro estudo realizado em escolares no Recife mostrou uma prevalência maior de asma nos escolares cujas mães possuíam maior nível de instrução [24].…”

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Fatores associados í qualidade de vida de crianças asmáticas atendidas em ambulatório público especializado da cidade de Maceió/AL

Vilaça¹

2016

Fisioter Bras

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ResumoIntrodução: A asma é a doença crônica mais comum da infância, caracterizada pela hiper-responsividade das vias aéreas inferiores e pela limitação variável ao fluxo aéreo. Objetivo: Determinar os fatores associados à qualidade de vida de crianças asmáticas em um ambulatório público especializado. Métodos: Foram coletados dados socioeconômicos familiares e biológicos de 77 crianças asmáticas entre 7 e 12 anos, no período de agosto e setembro de 2010, em um ambulatório público especializado em Maceió/AL. A avaliação da qualidade de vida foi realizada através do Paedriatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire -adaptado (PAQLQ-A). Para análise estatística utilizaram-se os testes do qui-quadrado e exato de Fisher (p ≤ 5%). Resultados: A idade média das crianças em anos foi de 9,31 (± 1,7). A maioria (60,8%) tinha uma renda familiar total de 1 a 2 salários mínimos, 67,5% possuíam asma do tipo leve. A qualidade de vida foi considerada ruim em 24,7%. A idade das crianças entre 7 e 9 anos e o sexo feminino apresentaram uma associação significativa com uma melhor qualidade de vida. A baixa renda familiar foi associada a uma pior qualidade de vida. Conclusão: Crianças asmáticas de níveis socioeconômicos mais baixos apresentam mais frequentemente uma pior qualidade de vida.Palavras-chave: qualidade de vida, asma, criança. AbstractIntroduction: Asthma is the most common childhood chronic disease characterized by lower airway hyperresponsiveness and variable airflow limitation. Objective: To determine factors associated with asthmatic children's quality of life in a specialized public outpatient service. Methods: Socioeconomic and biological data of 77 asthmatic children, from 7 to 12 years, between August and September 2010, in a specialized public outpatient service in Maceió, Alagoas were collected. The quality of life evaluation was performed using the Paedriatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire -adapted (PAQLQ--A). To statistical analysis the chi-square and Fisher exact tests (p ≤ 5%) were used. Results: The average age of children's was 9.31 years (± 1.7). The majority (60.8%) had a total household income of 1 to 2 minimum wages, and 67.5% had mild asthma. The quality of life was considered poor in 24.7%. The children's age from 7 to 9 years and female showed a meaningful association with a better quality of life. Low family income was associated with a poorer quality of life. Conclusion: Asthmatic children of lower socioeconomic status have more often a poorer quality of life.

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Fatores associados í qualidade de vida de crianças asmáticas atendidas em ambulatório público especializado da cidade de Maceió/AL

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2016

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“…( 24 - 26 ) The responses to the questions "Have you ever had asthma?" and "Have you ever had rhinitis?"…”

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Prevalences of asthma and rhinitis among adolescents in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil: temporal changes

Luna¹,

Fischer²,

Luna³

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J. bras. pneumol.

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalences of asthma and rhinitis in adolescents (13-14 years of age) in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, in 2010, comparing the results with those obtained in a prevalence survey conducted in 2006-2007. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving probabilistic samples of 3,015 and 3,020 adolescents in surveys conducted in 2006-2007 and 2010, respectively. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood protocol was used on both occasions. RESULTS: Comparing the two periods, there were no significant differences regarding cumulative wheezing, active asthma, four or more wheezing attacks within the last year, sleep disturbed by wheezing more than one night per week, and speech-limiting wheezing. The prevalences of exercise-induced wheezing, dry cough at night, and physician-diagnosed asthma were significantly higher in 2010 than in the 2006-2007 period (p < 0.01 for all). The prevalence of physician-diagnosed rhinitis was significantly lower in 2010 (p = 0.01), whereas there were no significant differences between the two periods regarding cumulative rhinitis, current rhinitis, and rhinoconjunctivitis. In both periods, dry cough at night, current rhinitis, and rhinoconjunctivitis were significantly more prevalent in females than in males (p < 0.01 for all). Also in both periods, active asthma, current rhinitis, and rhinoconjunctivitis were more prevalent in private school students than in public school students (p < 0.01 for all). CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that the prevalences of asthma and rhinitis symptoms remain high among 13- and 14-year-olds in Fortaleza, predominantly among females and private school students.

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Asthma in schoolchildren from Recife, Brazil. Prevalence comparison: 1994-95 and 2002

Abstract: The prevalence of asthma and its severe forms is high in teenager students in Recife. It is also related to higher levels of maternal schooling.

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Fatores associados í qualidade de vida de crianças asmáticas atendidas em ambulatório público especializado da cidade de Maceió/AL

Fatores associados í qualidade de vida de crianças asmáticas atendidas em ambulatório público especializado da cidade de Maceió/AL

Prevalences of asthma and rhinitis among adolescents in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil: temporal changes

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