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Asthma treatment in children and adolescents in an urban area in southern Brazil: popular myths and features

Overview of attention for article published in Jornal de Pneumologia, January 2016
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Title
Asthma treatment in children and adolescents in an urban area in southern Brazil: popular myths and features
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Jornal de Pneumologia, January 2016
DOI 10.1590/s1806-37562015000000166
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Cristian Roncada, Suelen Goecks de Oliveira, Simone Falcão Cidade, Joseane Guimarães Rafael, Beatriz Sebben Ojeda, Beatriz Regina Lara dos Santos, Andréia da Silva Gustavo, Paulo Márcio Pitrez

Abstract

To describe the frequency of popular myths about and features of asthma treatment in children and adolescents in an urban area in southern Brazil. The parents or legal guardians of public school students (8-16 years of age) completed a specific questionnaire regarding their understanding of asthma, asthma control, and treatment characteristics. The sample included parents or legal guardians of students with asthma (n = 127) and healthy controls (n = 124). The study involved 251 parents or legal guardians, of whom 127 (68.5%) were the mothers and 130 (51.8%) were White. The mean age of these participants was 38.47 ± 12.07 years. Of the participants in the asthma and control groups, 37 (29.1%) and 26 (21.0%), respectively, reported being afraid of using asthma medications, whereas 61 (48%) and 56 (45.2%), respectively, believed that using a metered dose inhaler can lead to drug dependence. However, only 17 (13.4%) and 17 (13.7%) of the participants in the asthma and control groups, respectively, reported being afraid of using oral corticosteroids. In the asthma group, 55 students (43.3%) were diagnosed with uncontrolled asthma, only 41 (32.3%) had a prescription or written treatment plan, and 38 (29.9%) used asthma medications regularly. Popular myths about asthma treatment were common in our sample, as were uncontrolled asthma and inappropriate asthma management. Further studies in this field should be conducted in other developing countries, as should evaluations of pediatric asthma treatment programs in public health systems.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 1 2%
Unknown 43 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 11 25%
Researcher 7 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 11%
Student > Master 3 7%
Other 2 5%
Other 4 9%
Unknown 12 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 27%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 23%
Psychology 2 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 2%
Other 5 11%
Unknown 13 30%
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