Behavior problems linked with development of wheeze

	Tweet

Are behavioral difficulties in children with asthma a consequence of the disease? A UK study indicates that, to the contrary, behavior problems in early life precede the development of wheeze.

Dr. Rachel Calam and colleagues from the University of Manchester followed a group of children, comparing the rate of significant behavior problems at age 3 between 397 children who never wheezed and 39 children who developed wheeze after the age of 3 years.

Compared with children who never wheezed, those with wheeze were more likely have significant behavior problems at 3 years, the researchers report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Scores on family functioning factors were also worse in the families of children who developed late-onset wheeze. However, parental anxiety and depression scores were not increased.

Further analysis showed significant and independent associations between increased risk of late-onset wheeze in children and having a mother with asthma or who smoked.

Behavioral difficulties are therefore associated with an increased risk of developing wheeze, Calam and colleagues conclude. However, they noted that whether interventions can prevent the development of behavior problems in very young children, and potentially reduce the development of asthma or the severity of asthma, requires further investigation.

SOURCE: American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, February 15, 2005.

RELATED STORIES:
Breathing Problems During Sleep Increase Risk of Depression   Neighborhood ethnic density associated with risk of psychosis among immigrants in the Netherlands   Sex matters—more men with migraine suffer from PTSD than women   First-Year Treatment Success Lowers 15-Year Death Risk for Alcoholics   Ovary Removal Surgery Elevates Risk for Dementia   Depression, health care services and heart attacks—what’s the connection?   Daytime TV tied to poorer mental scores in elderly   Fine-tuning treatments for depression   Cannabis use might cause psychosis   EU agency wants tough antidepressant youth warning   Post-traumatic stress disorder, resilience and vulnerability   Nerve stimulation has long-term antidepressant effect   Early transition to menopause may increase risk for first onset of depression   Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depressive disorders in children and adolescents   Focus on dementia

Comments

[ + Post Your Own ]

Now you're in the public comment zone. What follows is not Armenian Medical Network's stuff; it comes from other people and we don't vouch for it. A reminder: By using this Web site you agree to accept our Terms of Service. Click here to read the Rules of Engagement.

There are no comments for this entry yet. [ + Comment here + ]