Impact of COVID-19 side-effects on pediatric and adult patients with recurrent wheeze and asthma

Maison, Nicole; Herbrüggen, Heidrun; Schaub, Bianca; Schauberger, Christina; Foth, Svenja; Grychtol, Ruth; Abdo, Mustafa; Watz, Henrik; Nikolaizik, Wilfried H.; Rabe, Klaus F.; Kopp, Matthias; Hansen, Gesine; Bahmer, Thomas; Omony, Jimmy

doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.pa3932

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“…[8][9][10][11] Masks can be worn safely by young children without compromising respiratory function. 16 In other studies, 17,18 childhood infection with other respiratory viruses decreased and asthma symptoms were not reported when masks were worn by preschool children along with other risk mitigation strategies. One reason for this may be that those who wear masks display reduced…”

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Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs

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Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs

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“…In our study, 70.4% were mildly or severely affected when they were using face masks. However, Maison et al's study did not include any control groups and could not compare perceptions between participants with and without asthma 14 …”

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“…To our knowledge, this was the first study to compare face mask-related breathing impairment in adolescents in these three groups. A German questionnaire-based study by Maison et al, 14 which was published in 2022, investigated the impact of social isolation and using face masks on paediatric and adult patients with asthma. Our results were in line with their results, which found that 48.1% of children and adolescents with asthma experienced difficulties in breathing when they TA B L E 1 Characteristics of the participants.…”

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Face mask use during the COVID‐19 pandemic was associated with breathing difficulties in adolescent patients with asthma

Moumneh,

Kofoed,

Vahlkvist

2023

Acta Paediatrica

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The use of face masks has been mandated to varying degrees across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic evolved, the World Health Organization (WHO) suggested that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks in specific situations and settings, in order to suppress the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). 1 The WHO recommended that children below 5 years of age should not use masks, due to safety reasons and compliance challenges. 2 A risk-based approach that took multiple factors into consideration was recommended for children and adolescents aged 6-11 years.Adolescents aged 12 years or above were encouraged to follow the WHO guidelines or national guidelines on face masks for adults. 2 The Danish Health Authorities generally followed the WHO recommendations for adolescents. Adolescents over 12 years of age followed the face mask guidelines for adults, whereas residents under 12 years of age were exempt.

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“…Although there were detrimental effects on children and young people's physical and mental well-being during the pandemic, some studies reported improvements in seasonal respiratory allergy symptom control, particularly during lockdown measures. 52,53 Nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as handwashing, masks, and social/physical distancing, reduction in the concentrations of traffic-related air pollutants 54,55 and decline in other respiratory infections incidence, may have contributed to reduced impact on allergic disease 56,57 particularly respiratory, [58][59][60][61][62][63] number of exacerbations 59,62,[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71] and the odds of emergency room visit and/ or hospital admissions. 59,66,[72][73][74][75][76][77][78] Improvements were normally associated with time spent at home, and stronger effects were found in some studies among individuals with severe disease.…”

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Allergic diseases and immunodeficiencies in children, lessons learnt from COVID‐19 pandemic by 2022: A statement from the EAACI‐section on pediatrics

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Greenhawt

Brough

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Pediatric Allergy Immunology

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By the April 12, 2022, the COVID‐19 pandemic had resulted in over half a billion people being infected worldwide. There have been 6.1 million deaths directly due to the infection, but the pandemic has had many more short‐ and long‐term pervasive effects on the physical and mental health of the population. Allergic diseases are among the most prevalent noncommunicable chronic diseases in the pediatric population, and health‐care professionals and researchers were seeking answers since the beginning of pandemic. Children are at lower risk of developing severe COVID‐19 or dying from infection. Allergic diseases are not associated with a higher COVID‐19 severity and mortality, apart from severe/poorly controlled asthma. The pandemic disrupted routine health care, but many mitigation strategies, including but not limited to telemedicine, were successfully implemented to continue delivery of high‐standard care. Although children faced a multitude of pandemic‐related issues, allergic conditions were effectively treated remotely while reduction in air pollution and lack of contact with outdoor allergens resulted in improvement, particularly respiratory allergies. There is no evidence to recommend substantial changes to usual management modalities of allergic conditions in children, including allergen immunotherapy and use of biologicals. Allergic children are not at greater risk of multisystem inflammatory syndrome development, but some associations with Long COVID were reported, although the data are limited, and further research is needed. This statement of the EAACI Section on Pediatrics provides recommendations based on the lessons learnt from the pandemic, as available evidence.

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Impact of COVID-19 side-effects on pediatric and adult patients with recurrent wheeze and asthma

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Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs

Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs

Face mask use during the COVID‐19 pandemic was associated with breathing difficulties in adolescent patients with asthma

Allergic diseases and immunodeficiencies in children, lessons learnt from COVID‐19 pandemic by 2022: A statement from the EAACI‐section on pediatrics

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