Perception of Inspiratory Resistive Loads in Asthmatic Children with Attention Deficit Disorder
| Autor: | Paul W. Davenport, Kathleen L. Davenport, Steven M. Julius |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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lcsh:RC705-779
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Attention deficit disorder media_common.quotation_subject Significant difference lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system Audiology medicine.disease behavioral disciplines and activities Asthmatic children lcsh:RC666-701 Asthma control Perception Attention deficit Medicine Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Asthmatic patient Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Biomedical engineering media_common |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 1 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 1178-1157 |
| DOI: | 10.4137/ccrpm.s351 |
| Popis: | Magnitude estimation (ME) of inspiratory resistive (R) loads has been studied in asthmatic children. Some children have been reported to be unable to perform the perception task. One reason some children may be unable to perform the ME task is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The aim of this study was to determine if asthmatic patients with ADD/ADHD have a perceptual and/or attention deficit in the ME of graded inspiratory R loads. Methods Asthmatic children aged 11-18 years were classified into ADD/ADHD and asthma control groups. Perception of extrinsic loads was assessed by handgrip ME of inspiratory R loads. A methacholine challenge was performed and the PC20 for each subject determined. Results There was no significant difference between asthma control and ADD/ADHD groups in the group mean for the slope of ME-R load slopes. The ADD/ADHD subjects had significantly greater variability in ME of R loads. Conclusions Asthmatic children with ADD/ADHD do not have an impaired perception of extrinsic respiratory loads but do have difficulty attending to the perceptual task. Difficulties in their asthma management may be due to their attention deficit and not their symptom perception. |
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