Effect of high-efficiency particulate air filter on children with asthma: a systematic review protocol of RCTs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Asthma has been classified as a major non-communicable disease by the WHO. With the worsening air quality index worldwide, the burden of asthma has increased specifically in children. The focus of the management strategy of asthma has shifted from traditional pharmacological treatments towards non-pharmacological preventive and control therapy in recent decades. The use of high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters is one of the methods to achieve that, despite extensive research, the efficacy of HEPA filters in this context of effectiveness and usage guidelines remains unclear. Our study aims to examine the effect of HEPA filters in (1) reducing clinical visits or hospital admissions or the number of exacerbation events, (2) reducing asthma symptoms, (3) increasin

SUBMITTER: Mansoor J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11647309 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature