Impact of the COVID-19 on asthma control among children: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: In December 2019, the current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China. Asthmatic patients are thought to be more vulnerable to the more severe form of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to their weakened immune systems and increased risk of respiratory exacerbation when infected with respiratory viruses; however, there is little evidence to support this theory. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown during the pandemic on asthma management outcome measures among children and adolescents. To conduct the search, we used five bibliographic databases. The results were limited to those articles published between December 2019 and February 2022, selecting only articles published in English that included the study popula

SUBMITTER: Hamadneh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492482 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature