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Designing a physical activity intervention for children with asthma: a qualitative study of the views of healthcare professionals, parents and children with asthma.
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- Association of environmental, demographic and clinical parameters with physical activity in children with asthma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Frequency and Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Children and Adolescents with Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Classroom-Based Strategies to Reduce Disparities in Physical Activity Among Children with Asthma.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Article
- Can the Childhood Physical Activity Questionnaire Be Used to Identify Physical Activity Levels in Children With Asthma?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Effects of parent-based social media and moderate exercise on the adherence and pulmonary functions among asthmatic children.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2020Article
- Physical activity among children with asthma: Cross-sectional analysis in the UK millennium cohort.Pediatric pulmonology · 2019Article
- Associations between physical activity and asthma, eczema and obesity in children aged 12-16: an observational cohort study.BMJ open · 2019Observational
- Barriers and Facilitators to Asthma Care After Hospitalization as Reported by Caregivers, Health Providers, and School Nurses.Hospital pediatrics · 2018Article
- Association of allergic diseases with children's life satisfaction: population-based study in Finland.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Children's, parents' and health professionals' views on the management of childhood asthma: a qualitative study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2017Article
- Physical Activity Enforces Well-being or Shame in Children and Adolescents With Asthma: A Meta-ethnography.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingReview
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Abstract
objectivesQualitative methods were used to examine: (1) the attitudes of health professionals to promoting physical activity for children with asthma; (2) reasons why children with asthma are less active and (3) how a physical activity programme for children with asthma could be designed.
designSemistructured interviews were conducted with health professionals, children with asthma and their parents between October 2015 and March 2016. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed.
settingPrimary and secondary care in Bristol (UK).
participantsInterviews were held with 8 primary care practitioners (5 general practitioners, 2 nurse practitioners and 1 practice nurse), 9 parent-child dyads (2 fathers, 7 mothers, 6 sons, 3 daughters) of children aged 6-7 who had asthma and 4 secondary care professionals (2 respiratory consultants, 2 specialist nurses).
resultsHealth professionals reported that physical activity was beneficial for children with asthma and if managed appropriately, children with asthma could be as active as children without asthma. Current promotion of physical activity for children with asthma was limited and restricted by NHS staff time, access to inhalers at school and a lack of parental knowledge. Potentially important components of a new programme include parental education on the possibilities of activity for children with asthma and the difference between exercise-induced breathlessness and asthma symptoms. Other important elements include how to use inhalers as a preventive measure, coping with exacerbations and practical solutions (such as clearing sputum), managing transitions from warm to cold climates and general symptom control.
conclusionsThere is a need to build on current asthma programmes to increase the support for children with asthma to be physically active. Future programmes could consider working more closely with schools, increasing parental knowledge and providing children with practical support to help be physically active.
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