Childhood asthma: the most common behavior disorders
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Children with persistent asthma would present more behavioral problems
compared to healthy children, suggests a study published in
"Pediatrics" magazine.
Previous studies have suggested a link between childhood asthma and
behavioral problems. However, few studies have examined this relationship in a
real population.
Jill Halterman University of Rochester (USA) and colleagues conducted a
study to assess the number of children with asthma also suffer from behavioral
disorders in an urban population. In 2003, the parents of 1619 children
enrolled in kindergarten in the city of Rochester were invited to complete a
detailed medical history of their child, including the presence of asthma
symptoms as well as indications on its behavior questionnaire.
The researchers then compared the presence and frequency of different
types of behaviors such as the ability to make friends, violence towards peers,
the ability to concentrate or anxiety or shyness in children suffering asthma
and persistent or intermittent in non-ADHD children.
Among the children included in the study, 15% had asthma symptoms, 8% of
persistent asthma and 7% intermittent asthma.
The results indicate that children with persistent asthma are frequently
negative with respect to their peers and behaviors as difficulty concentrating
and more frequent anxious and timid character compared to other children.
This result highlights the need for psychosocial support specific
asthmatic children, the authors conclude.
Author: Mohammad
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