Asthma control, coronaphobia and physical activity levels of children with asthma in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic
| dc.contributor.author | Onal, Seyma Nur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mermerkaya, Gizem | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kutukcu, Ebru Calik | |
| dc.contributor.author | Saglam, Melda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mermerkaya, Hasan Huseyin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-29T16:12:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-29T16:12:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.department | Karabük Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: We aimed to evaluate children and adolescents with asthma in terms of asthma control, social isolation, coronaphobia, and physical activity (PA) level during the pandemic. Methods: In this cross-sectional, prospective study, 45 patients with childhood asthma and 49 healthy peers aged 6-18 years were included. The Asthma Control Test (Child: C-ACT/Adolescent: ACT), Physical Activity Questionnaire (Child: PAQ-C/Adolescent: PAQ-A), and the social isolation (days/month) and coronaphobia questions created by the researchers were applied via the Google Forms link address. Results: ACT scores were found to be 22.1 +/- 0.7 for C-ACT and 22.2 +/- 0.6 for ACT. The mean PAQ-C scores were 2.4 +/- 0.8, 2.6 +/- 0.7 in asthmatic and healthy children respectively, the mean PAQ-A scores were 2.1 +/- 0.6, 2.4 +/- 0.7 in asthmatic and healthy adolescents respectively. Whereas 15 (71.4%) of children with asthma were inactive, 19 (79.2%) of adolescents with asthma were inactive during the pandemic. Fear of hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection was higher in the asthmatic adolescent group than healthy peers (p<0.001). The families of adolescents with asthma went outside the home to open and closed areas for more days during the pandemic (p=0.004 for outdoors, p<0.001 for indoors).Conclusions: During COVID-19, adolescents with asthma a greater fear of hospitalization, and their families adhered less social isolation and stay-at-home precautions. PA was similarly low both asthmatic and healthy children/adolescents. The interventions the negatively affected PA both in asthmatic and healthy children/adolescents and concerns related to COVID-19 infection should be considered by health professionals during and after pandemic. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 123 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1427-3101 | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 115 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/8757 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 28 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001132695100004 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.wosquality | Q4 | en_US |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Asthma And Allergy Patients Support Organization | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Alergia Astma Immunologia | en_US |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | asthma | en_US |
| dc.subject | child | en_US |
| dc.subject | physical activity | en_US |
| dc.subject | social isolation | en_US |
| dc.subject | coronaphobia | en_US |
| dc.title | Asthma control, coronaphobia and physical activity levels of children with asthma in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
