Operational definitions of paediatric asthma used in epidemiological studies: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Researchers use different definitions to identify children with asthma in epidemiological surveys. We conducted a systematic review to describe the definitions used in epidemiologic studies for wheeze and asthma in the paediatric population, aimed to inform the development of a uniform definition of paediatric asthma for future epidemiological research.

Methods

We systematically searched terms to identify asthma and/or wheeze among children aged <13 years and published between 1995-2020 across seven databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Global Health, AMED, LILACS and CINAHL). PRISMA guidelines were followed for this review.

Results

We extracted a total of 11 886 records, where 190 met our eligibility criteria and included in the analysis. Among the include

SUBMITTER: Islam MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8285759 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature