Violence-related distress and lung function in two longitudinal studies of youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to violence has been associated with lower lung function in cross-sectional studies.

Methods

We examined whether increasing violence-related distress over time is associated with worse lung function and worse asthma control or quality of life in a secondary analysis of a 48-week randomised clinical trial in 98 youth with asthma (aged 9-16 years) treated with low-dose inhaled corticosteroids (Vitamin D Kids Asthma Study (VDKA)). We then replicated our findings for lung function in a prospective study of 232 Puerto Rican youth followed for an average of 5.4 years. Violence-related distress was assessed using the Checklist of Children's Distress Symptoms (CCDS) scale. Our outcomes of interest were percent predicted lung function measures and (in VDKA only) a

SUBMITTER: Gaietto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8960476 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature