Sancakli Ozlem, Tuncel Tuba, Eren Akarcan Sanem, Kanık Ali, Özyurt Gonca, Ozdogru Emine Ece
Department of Pediatric Allergy Immunology, Başkent University, Izmir, Turkey.
Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Izmir University of Health Sciences Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2022 Mar;35(1):27-35. doi: 10.1089/ped.2021.0113. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
The restrictions imposed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have caused significant changes in people's lives. This study aimed to investigate anxiety levels and changes in health and hygiene behaviors in mothers of children with asthma in early COVID-19 lockdown in Turkey. This study was a cross-sectional survey conducted on children with asthma, 6 to 11 years of age, between June 1 and 30, 2020, in Turkey. A sociodemographic data form, health and hygiene behavior form, childhood asthma control test, and state-trait anxiety inventory were administered to the mothers of the children. The asthma group included 123 children (Female: 39.0%) and median age, interquartile range (IQR) [minimum-maximum]: 8.0 (6) [6-12] years; the control group included 88 children (Female: 47.7%) median age, IQR [minimum-maximum]: 8.0 (7) [5-12] years. Increased hygiene behaviors and high compliance with social isolation measures were recorded in the early lockdown, with no difference between the groups. Before the pandemic, the most frequently used cleaning products were general-purpose cleaners. During the early lockdown, however, the most frequently used product was disinfectants and was similar in both groups. In both groups, the rate of using nutritional supplements increased during the pandemic period, but the rate was higher in children with asthma both before and during the early lockdown ( < 0.001). The anxiety levels of the mothers in asthma and control groups were similar. This study is the first in Turkey demonstrating that, in mothers of children with asthma, lifestyle changes related to health and hygiene and anxiety levels are similar to those of other children and their mothers during the early lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行所带来的限制给人们的生活造成了重大变化。本研究旨在调查土耳其COVID-19疫情早期封锁期间哮喘患儿母亲的焦虑水平以及健康和卫生行为的变化。本研究是一项横断面调查，于2020年6月1日至30日在土耳其对6至11岁的哮喘患儿进行。向患儿母亲发放了一份社会人口统计学数据表格、健康和卫生行为表格、儿童哮喘控制测试表以及状态-特质焦虑量表。哮喘组包括123名儿童（女性：39.0%），中位年龄、四分位间距（IQR）[最小值 - 最大值]：8.0（6）[6 - 12]岁；对照组包括88名儿童（女性：47.7%），中位年龄、IQR[最小值 - 最大值]：8.0（7）[5 - 12]岁。在疫情早期封锁期间，记录到卫生行为增加且对社交隔离措施的依从性较高，两组之间无差异。在疫情之前，最常用的清洁产品是通用清洁剂。然而，在疫情早期封锁期间，最常用的产品是消毒剂，两组情况相似。在两组中，疫情期间使用营养补充剂的比例均有所增加，但在哮喘患儿中，无论是在疫情之前还是早期封锁期间，这一比例都更高（<0.001）。哮喘组和对照组母亲的焦虑水平相似。本研究是土耳其首个表明在COVID-19大流行早期封锁期间，哮喘患儿母亲与健康和卫生相关的生活方式变化以及焦虑水平与其他儿童及其母亲相似的研究。
