Mothers impose physical activity restrictions on their asthmatic children and adolescents: an analytical cross-sectional study
| Autor: | José Angelo Rizzo, Emanuel Sarinho, Marco Aurélio de Valois Correia, Décio Medeiros Peixoto, Almerinda Rego Silva, Fabianne M N A Dantas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Urban Population Cross-sectional study Poison control Mothers Comorbidity Anxiety Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult Thinness Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention medicine Restriction Humans Obesity Young adult Psychiatry Child Exercise Asthma business.industry Physical activity Depression Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Mother-Child Relations Respiratory Function Tests Asthma Exercise-Induced Cross-Sectional Studies Dyspnea Population Surveillance Multivariate Analysis Exercise Test Female medicine.symptom business Risk Reduction Behavior Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Physical activities are important for children and adolescents, especially asthmatics. A significant proportion is considered less active than their non-asthmatic peers and mother’s beliefs about asthma are thought to be a determinant factor. The research objectives were to investigate whether mothers try to impose limitations on the physical activity (PA) of their asthmatic children/adolescents; identify associated factors; and explore if this attitude has any impact on children’s PA levels. Methods In this cross sectional investigation, we studied 115 asthmatics aged between 9 and 19 years and their mothers. Asthma severity, PA level and exercise induced bronchospasm (EIB) were evaluated. Mothers were questioned on their beliefs about physical activity in non-asthmatic and asthmatic children, if they imposed restrictions on their children’s physical activity, on EIB perception and personal levels of anxiety and depression. Results Ninety six percent of the mothers answered that PA are important for children and adolescents. Despite this, 37% of them admitted imposing restrictions to their children’s PA. This attitude was associated with mother’s negative opinions about asthmatics doing PA, perception of children’s dyspnea after running on a treadmill, mother’s anxiety level and children’s asthma severity. The mother’s restrictive attitudes were not associated with children’s lower PA levels. Conclusion A high proportion of the mothers said that they restrained their asthmatic children from engaging in physical activity. This fact should be recognized by health professionals and discussed with parents and caregivers as these negative beliefs may lead to conflicts and prejudiced attitudes that could discourage children’s involvement in physical activities and sports. |
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