Time trend of Brazilian hospital admissions and deaths due to asthma among children and teenagers, 1998–2019

Fonseca, Luiza Gabriela de Araújo; Florêncio, Rêncio Bento; Lima, Íllia Nadinne Dantas Florentino; Gualdi, Lucien Peroni

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248472

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“… 1 Age‐standardized DALY rates in LA have remained stable since 1990. 22 However, mortality and hospitalization rates from asthma have declined in Brazil since the 1990s, 23 and in Ecuador 24 and Costa Rica 25 since 2000. Such time trends likely reflect improved health access and availability of asthma medications.…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Asthma and Disease Burdenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1 Agestandardized DALY rates in LA have remained stable since 1990. 22 However, mortality and hospitalization rates from asthma have declined in Brazil since the 1990s, 23 and in Ecuador 24 The hygiene hypothesis was proposed to explain temporal trends of increasing prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases. 27 Such trends were explained by reduced exposures to infectious diseases and environmental microbes during early childhood.…”

Section: Disease Burdenmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

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Figueiredo

Rodríguez

et al. 2023

Clinical & Translational All

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Asthma is an important health concern in Latin America (LA) where it is associated with variable prevalence and disease burden between countries. High prevalence and morbidity have been observed in some regions, particularly marginalized urban populations. Research over the past 10 years from LA has shown that childhood disease is primarily non‐atopic. The attenuation of atopy may be explained by enhanced immune regulation induced by intense exposures to environmental factors such as childhood infections and poor environmental conditions of the urban poor. Non‐atopic symptoms are associated with environmental and lifestyle factors including poor living conditions, respiratory infections, psychosocial stress, obesity, and a diet of highly processed foods. Ancestry (particularly African) and genetic factors increase asthma risk, and some of these factors may be specific to LA settings. Asthma in LA tends to be poorly controlled and depends on access to health care and medications. There is a need to improve management and access to medication through primary health care. Future research should consider the heterogeneity of asthma to identify relevant endotypes and underlying causes. The outcome of such research will need to focus on implementable strategies relevant to populations living in resource‐poor settings where the disease burden is greatest.

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Section: Epidemiology Of Asthma and Disease Burdenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Disease Burdenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

Cooper

Figueiredo

Rodríguez

et al. 2023

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“…Observou-se que as crianças de 1 a 4 anos apresentaram o maior número de internações hospitalares por asma (1.531.463; 48,8%), seguidas das crianças de 5 a 9 anos (671.495; 21,4%). A Região Nordeste apresentou a maior incidência de internações em todo o período analisado (3) .…”

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Educational technology for promoting parental self-efficacy in controlling childhood asthma

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Objective: to verify the self-efficacy of parents and caregivers in controlling childhood asthma before and after an educational intervention and to associate the scores with sociodemographic factors. Methods: quasi-experimental study, with 65 parents and caregivers of children with asthma. The Self-Efficacy and Their Child’s Level of Asthma Control scale – Brazilian version – was used before and 30 days after the intervention with the reading of the booklet “Are you able to control your child’s asthma – let’s learn together?” For the analysis, McNemar’s Chi-square and Wilcoxon statistical tests were used. Results: after 30 days,the effect of the intervention demonstrated statistical significance between high self-efficacy scores and the following variables: marital status (Odds Ratio:2.6;p≤0.001), family income (Odds Ratio:3.4;p≤0.001) and Bolsa Família Program benefit (Odds Ratio:2.9;p≤0.001). Conclusion: the educational booklet was shown to be effective in increasing the self-efficacy of parents and caregivers in the control and management of childhood asthma.

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Paediatric asthma hospitalisations continue to decrease in Finland and Sweden between 2015 and 2020

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Protudjer

Karjalainen

et al. 2023

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We previously reported a decreasing incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations in Finland, but a rather stable trend in Sweden, between 2005 and 2014. We now aimed to investigate the incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations in these countries between 2015 and 2020, using Finland’s National Hospital Discharge Register and Sweden’s National Patient Register, which cover all hospitalisations in the respective countries. From 2015 to 2019, the incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations decreased by 36.7% in Finland and by 39.9% in Sweden and are increasingly approaching parity. In 2020, despite differences in COVID-19-related restrictions, asthma hospitalisations decreased by over 40%, thus warranting future research on the subject.

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Time trend of Brazilian hospital admissions and deaths due to asthma among children and teenagers, 1998–2019

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

Educational technology for promoting parental self-efficacy in controlling childhood asthma

Paediatric asthma hospitalisations continue to decrease in Finland and Sweden between 2015 and 2020

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