Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Lung Function, and Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Puerto Rican Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal depression has been linked to health care use for asthma in cross-sectional or short-term follow-up studies of school-aged children.

Objective

To examine whether increased or persistent maternal depressive symptoms over approximately 5 years are associated with severe asthma exacerbations or worse lung function in youth.

Methods

A prospective study of 386 youth living in Puerto Rico, aged 6 to 14 years at a baseline visit and 9 to 20 years at a second visit, was performed. Our exposure of interest was change in persistence of maternal depressive symptoms, assessed at both visits using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD). Our outcomes of interest were change in percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV

SUBMITTER: Stevens EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7946650 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature