Asthma control and psychological health in pediatric severe asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Psychological comorbidities have been associated with asthma in adults and children, but have not been studied in a population of children with severe asthma. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that symptoms of anxiety or depression are highly prevalent in pediatric severe asthma and negatively effects asthma control.

Methods

Longitudinal assessments of anxiety or depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-4 [PHQ-4]), asthma control (Asthma Control Test [ACT]), and lung function were performed in a single-center pediatric severe asthma clinic. Participant data were collected during routine clinical care. Primary outcomes were ACT and forced expiratory volume in 1 s per forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC).

Results

Among 43 subjects (with to

SUBMITTER: Griffiths D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7736198 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature