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ArticleAllergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2021

Impact of imposed social isolation and use of face masks on asthma course and mental health in pediatric and adult patients with recurrent wheeze and asthma.

Nicole Maison, Heidrun Herbrüggen, Bianca Schaub, Christina Schauberger, Svenja Foth, Ruth Grychtol, Mustafa Abdo, Henrik Watz, Wilfried Nikolaizik, Klaus F Rabe and 6 more

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Article in Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Allergic diseases and immunodeficiencies in children, lessons learnt from COVID-19 pandemic by 2022: A statement from the EAACI-section on pediatrics.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2022
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  4. Psychological impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 on people with asthma, allergic rhinitis, and food allergy.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole MaisonDepartment of Paediatric Allergology, Dr Von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. Nicole.maison@med.uni-muechen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8731-4218
Heidrun HerbrüggenGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Bianca SchaubDepartment of Paediatric Allergology, Dr Von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
Christina SchaubergerDepartment of Paediatric Allergology, Dr Von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
Svenja FothGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Ruth GrychtolGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Mustafa AbdoGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Henrik WatzGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Wilfried NikolaizikGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Klaus F RabeGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Matthias V KoppGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Gesine HansenGerman Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Erika von MutiusDepartment of Paediatric Allergology, Dr Von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
Thomas Bahmer *German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.
Jimmy Omony *Institut Für Asthma- Und Allergieprävention (IAP), Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Deutsches Forschungszentrum Für Gesundheit Und Umwelt (GmbH), Munich, Germany.
ALLIANCE study group
German Center for Lung Research · DELungenClinic Grosshansdorf · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEPhilipps University of Marburg · DEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is currently a dramatic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide, and further drastic restrictions in our daily life will be necessary to contain this pandemic. The implications of restrictive measures like social-distancing and mouth-nose protection on patients with chronic respiratory diseases have hardly been investigated.

methodsOur survey, was conducted within the All Age Asthma Cohort (ALLIANCE), a multicenter longitudinal observational study. We assessed the effects of COVID-19 imposed social isolation and use of facial masks, on asthma course and mental health in patients with asthma and wheezing.

resultsWe observed a high rate of problems associated with using facemasks and a significant reduction in the use of routine medical care. In addition to unsettling impacts, such as an increase in depression symptoms in adults, an astonishing and pleasing effect was striking: preschool children experienced an improvement in disease condition during the lockdown. This improvement can be attributed to a significant reduction in exposure to viral infections.

conclusionLong-term observation of this side effect may help improve our understanding of the influence of viral infections on asthma in early childhood.

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AsthmaCOVID-19FacemasksHealth care utilizationPsychological healthSide effects

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PMCPMC8444172
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