Physical fitness and quality of life in adolescents with asthma and fixed airflow obstruction

Sousa, Andrey; Cabral, Anna; Silva, Ronaldo Aparecido; Fonseca, Alfredo José da; Grindler, José; Martins, Mílton A.; Carvalho, Celso Ricardo Fernandes

doi:10.1002/ppul.25160

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“…The components of physical fitness are approached both from the perspective of health, including five parameters (cardiovascular/aerobics fitness, strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition), and physical activities, including additional six parameters (agility, balance, coordination, speed, reaction time, power) [34][35][36]. Both perspectives have been addressed in numerous studies, which have highlighted the importance of developing fitness since childhood in order to form proactive behaviors with a major impact on physical development, health, social integration and quality of life [36][37][38][39][40] among adulthood. Moreover, fitness and physical activity are important for cardiovascular and mental health, but activity and fitness levels are declining especially in adolescents and among girls [37].…”

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Fitness Level Differences between Students in Kosovo and Montenegro

2021

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Geographical, cultural, and socio-economic factors create a different lifestyle. Accordingly, the aim of this research was to identify the differences in anthropometric and fitness characteristics among adolescents living in Montenegro and Kosovo in order to optimize the physical fitness as a consequence of the proactive behavior. Anthropometric characteristics and fitness level measures were assessed by Eurofit testing battery among 600 Kosovar and 600 Montenegrin students, equally distributed by gender. Differences between countries, gender, and age group (13, 14 and 15 years) were assessed with multivariate and univariate analysis of variance. The results showed that Montenegrin students are taller, heavier, and achieve better results in the sit-ups and 20-m endurance shuttle-run tests. Kosovar students achieve better results in the standing broad jump and 10 × 5 m shuttle-run tests. Males achieve significantly better results in all tests, excluding the sit-and-reach test. Statistically significant differences among age groups were found for all variables, regardless gender and country (except for the flamingo and sit-and reach tests). This study is of importance to physical education teachers and curriculum authors to optimize students’ proactive behavior based on the identified anthropometric and physical fitness differences between the two countries, age groups, and genders.

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2021

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“…However, RD problems in adolescence are not only highly likely to continue into adulthood, but also have adverse impacts on quality of life, disability, and productivity [ 40 ]. Despite many studies that have emphasized the importance of maintaining appropriate PA and fitness to ameliorate RD [ 41 , 42 ], the current evidence on HRPF in adolescents with RD is ambiguous, and some studies have even demonstrated the outcomes measured by only a specific HRPF of adolescents with RD [ 43 , 44 ].…”

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Association between Health-Related Physical Fitness and Respiratory Diseases in Adolescents: An Age- and Gender-Matched Study

Park

Seo

Jung

et al. 2021

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The current study examined the differences in health-related physical fitness (HRPF), physical activity (PA), and sedentary behavior (SB) between adolescents with and without ongoing respiratory diseases (RD). This study’s participants were from 12 to 15 years old (7th–10th grade) in South Korea. Adolescents with RD were selected through RD-related questions (i.e., asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, and bronchitis) (n = 139); in contrast, adolescents without RD, randomly selected from the general group, responded to any health problem-related questions as “No” (n = 139). HRPF was measured based on the FITNESSGRAM and EURO FIT test batteries and the measurements of HRPF included cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. All statistical analyses were conducted by SPSS 25.0, and the independent t-test was used to compare the HRPF and PA between the two groups. Moreover, the measured HRPF was compared with a series of analyses of three-way ANOVAs (age × gender × group). Adolescents with RD had a positive association with less participation in PA (p < 0.05; RD: 3081.81 ± 4793.37; general: 2073.64 ± 3123.47) and with more time spent on SB (above 12 h per week: RD group (38.85%) and general group (33.09%)). Furthermore, adolescents in the RD group showed significant effects on all components of HRPF (p < 0.05). Our study confirmed that HRPF is an essential predictor of adolescents’ health outcomes, especially for those with RD. We suggest that increased HRPF can be an effective treatment for respiratory diseases in adolescents, and health practitioners should pay more attention to helping adolescents with RD to gain or maintain high HRPF.

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“…Застосування кластерного аналізу дало змогу виділити різноманітні фенотипи БА з урахуванням віку початку захворювання, характеру тригерних стимулів, особливості від повіді на лікування, характеру й активності запалення бронхів і результатів функціональ них тестів легень [16,26]. Отримані дані дають підстави вважати, що БА не зводиться лише до простої концепції хронічного запалення дихальних шляхів, проте є гетерогенним захво рюванням, лікування якого з позицій «один розмір для всіх» є малоефективним [30].…”

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“…Ремоделювання бронхів визначає їх гіпер чутливість і, особливо, гіперреактивність у від повідь на інгаляційні стимули. Цей вплив структурних змін бронхів на ГСБ може відбу ватися незалежно від участі клітин у запаленні ДШ за рахунок активації резидентних клітин легень [26]. Тому можна припустити, що в май бутньому перспективним у лікуванні БА буде не лише пошук нових протизапальних препара тів, але й розробка засобів впливу на взаємодію епітелію з підлеглими структурами бронхів.…”

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“…Водночас лонгітудинальне десятирічне спостереження за когортою новонароджених показало, що маркери ГСБ мають обмежене значення як предиктори розвитку астми в дорослішому віці. Ці дані, на думку авторів, підтверджені численними епідеміологічними дослідженнями попередніх років [26].…”

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Mechanisms of formation of airway hyperreactivity in view of phenotypical heterogeneity and clinical deviation of bronchial asthma in adolescents (literature review)

Колоскова¹,

Shakhova²,

Tarnavska³

et al. 2021

MPU

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Bronchial asthma is a disease characterized by recurrent episodes of variable bronchial obstruction, chronic bronchial inflammation, bronchial hypersensitivity and remodulation. Modern therapy of the disease was aimed at these links of pathogenesis, and this concept postulated the need for long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs and, above all, topical inhaled corticosteroids. However, it should be recognized that the coherent inflammatory theory currently requires revision and new understanding, or even replacement with a new theory, which, considering these characteristics of the disease as an epiphenomenon, will serve as a basis for new approaches in treatment and prevention. The aim of our work — to analyze the mechanisms of formation of bronchial hyperreactivity, taking into account the phenotypic heterogeneity and clinical deviation of bronchial asthma in adolescence (based on the analysis of scientific sources). It is extremely important to determine the risk of transition of the adolescents' bronchial asthma into adulthood, when chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases might develop. Among the main predictors of this risk such factors as age, obesity, early puberty, body weight at birth and in the newborn period and sex can be distin guished. Thus, some authors associate the risk of persistence of the disease with its onset in early childhood, and others — at the age of 6 years old. High body mass index and early onset of puberty are considered to be the predictors of persistent bronchial asthma. It is noted that low and extremely low birth weight of premature infants or rapid weight gain in the neonatal period are associated with a decrease in lung ventilation and the risk of persistent asthma in the future. It is believed that bronchial asthma in children is more common in boys than in girls, in contrast, during puberty, allergic diseases and asthma are more common in girls. Conclusions. The above mentioned literature data give reason to believe that, despite advances in the scientific understanding of the pathogenesis of the main characteristics of bronchial asthma, there are great difficulties in using them in practice. Moreover, current inflammatory paradigm of bronchial asthma needs to be revised because it being a dogma becomes unproductive from a clinical point of view. No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. Key words: asthma, adolescents, hyperreactivity, remission.

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Physical fitness and quality of life in adolescents with asthma and fixed airflow obstruction

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Fitness Level Differences between Students in Kosovo and Montenegro

Fitness Level Differences between Students in Kosovo and Montenegro

Association between Health-Related Physical Fitness and Respiratory Diseases in Adolescents: An Age- and Gender-Matched Study

Mechanisms of formation of airway hyperreactivity in view of phenotypical heterogeneity and clinical deviation of bronchial asthma in adolescents (literature review)

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