Advances in understanding and reducing the burden of severe asthma in children

MW Pijnenburg, L Fleming - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
Severe asthma in children is rare, accounting for only a small proportion of childhood
asthma. After addressing modifiable factors such as adherence to treatment, comorbidities …

[HTML][HTML] Technical, ethical, legal, and societal challenges with digital twin systems for the management of chronic diseases in children and young people

D Drummond, A Coulet - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2022 - jmir.org
Advances in digital medicine now make it possible to use digital twin systems (DTS), which
combine (1) extensive patient monitoring through the use of multiple sensors and (2) …

Relating small airways to asthma control by using impulse oscillometry in children

Y Shi, AS Aledia, AV Tatavoosian… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous reports suggest that the peripheral airways are associated with
asthma control. Patient history, although subjective, is used largely to assess asthma control …

Peripheral airway impairment measured by oscillometry predicts loss of asthma control in children

Y Shi, AS Aledia, SP Galant, SC George - Journal of allergy and clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: We previously showed that impulse oscillometry (IOS) indices of peripheral
airway function are associated with asthma control in children. However, little data exist on …

Advances in the aetiology, management, and prevention of acute asthma attacks in children

S Saglani, L Fleming, S Sonnappa… - The lancet child & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Acute attacks of wheeze or asthma are among the most common reasons for paediatric
hospital attendance, and the incidence of severe attacks in the UK is among the highest in …

Mothers impose physical activity restrictions on their asthmatic children and adolescents: an analytical cross-sectional study

FMNA Dantas, MAV Correia, AR Silva, DM Peixoto… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Physical activities are important for children and adolescents, especially
asthmatics. A significant proportion is considered less active than their non-asthmatic peers …

Asthma exacerbation prediction: recent insights

L Fleming - Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Asthma exacerbation prediction: recent insights : Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical
Immunology Asthma exacerbation prediction: recent insights : Current Opinion in Allergy and …

What is left unsaid: an interpretive description of the information needs of parents of children with asthma

MM Archibald, V Caine, S Ali… - Research in Nursing …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Parents of children with asthma provide the vast majority of day‐to‐day asthma care.
Understanding their information needs is an essential step to provide meaningful and …

Relationships among obesity, physical activity and sedentary behavior in young adolescents with and without lifetime asthma

SW Groth, H Rhee, H Kitzman - Journal of Asthma, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To examine the inter-relationships among body mass index (BMI), physical
activity, sedentary behavior and gender in urban, low-income, primarily African American …

The effects of increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children with asthma on the modulation of innate immune responses

B Hosseini, BS Berthon, ME Jensen, RF McLoughlin… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Children with asthma are at risk of acute exacerbations triggered mainly by viral infections. A
diet high in fruit and vegetables (F&V), a rich source of carotenoids, may improve innate …