The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on children with recurrent wheezing and asthma in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The rapid spread of a novel human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 led to drastic measures world-wide. Most countries were forced to declare a national lockdown. We studied the effect of lockdown measures on the level of asthma control and maintenance treatment in children with recurrent wheezing and asthma during the first wave of COVID-19 in Spain.

Methods

We analysed children with recurrent wheezing or asthma before and after the implementation of the lockdown, by using a questionnaire aimed to examine pre-existing respiratory disorders, step treatment and level of asthma control before/after lockdown, COVID history and laboratory testing including IgG SARS-CoV-2.

Results

We enrolled 475 asthmatic and pre-school wheezers (60.6% males), mean age 5.6 years. There were no d

SUBMITTER: Daoud Perez Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350390 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature