Factors Associated with Poor Asthma Control in Children Aged Five to 13 years

Abstract

Despite the high use of inhaled corticosteroids, the majority of children had poorly controlled asthma. The poor control group had more exposure to tobacco smoke and a worse psychosocial impact due to asthma. Few children had past asthma education and action plans, suggesting that there is a need to improve access to and tools for education.

Repercussão de uma intervenção educativa com agentes comunitários de saúde nas condições ambientais de domicílios de crianças asmáticas

“…Each hour of smoke exposure per week increased the risk of poorly controlled asthma by 33%. (20) In the present study, we found that a high proportion of children were from households in which people smoked-39 (46.4%) before the educational intervention and 37 (44.0%) after the intervention-although there was no significant difference between the pre-and post-implementation time points in terms of this variable. We believe that one of the reasons for this is that measurements were taken a short time after the CHA-led educational intervention.…”

Asthma control in children is associated with nasal symptoms, obesity, and health insurance: a nationwide survey

“…We showed a trend toward more healthcare visits and medication use in children with NCA. Previous studies had already shown the association between healthcare visits and/or medication with uncontrolled asthma . Children with NCA used more antihistamines and cough medication than those with WCA; this association of NCA with a higher use of over‐the‐counter medication was already observed in asthma patients , and it may point to a worst asthma care plan in children with NCA.…”

Diagnosis and treatment of asthma in childhood: a PRACTALL consensus report

“…Factors associated with poor asthma control include exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and poor parental perception of the psychosocial aspects of asthma (261). A number of tools that allow parents and children to record and describe symptoms have been shown to be helpful:…”