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The problems of parents can aggravate the symptoms of asthma in children
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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A new study, which will be presented at the annual International Congress of the European Society of Respiratory Diseases in Vienna, indicates that an unhealthy situation in the family increases the risk of developing or exacerbating the disease of a child with asthma.
During the research, experts from the Netherlands studied the relationship between respiratory diseases and the emotional situation within the family.
Within the framework of the same project, scientists have established that, with proper implementation of all the recommendations of the doctor, the children have a significant improvement in their condition until they are fully recovered.
Despite the fact that the children-participants of the experiment underwent complex treatment of this disease, the results for all were different.
Depending on the frequency and severity of the symptoms, some patients showed instant improvement, but for some, the shifts from the dead center did not come.
After analyzing the results, specialists conducted detailed interviewing of parents of children. Then they compared the results of chest radiography of small patients with the data of a survey of their dads and moms.
Although all the parents of children with low rates of change during the course of the disease were ready to zealously adhere to all the doctor's instructions, they could not do this. The reasons for this irresponsible approach to the health of their own children, parents called a number of difficult life circumstances, as well as the unwillingness of the child to approach the treatment seriously.
These factors, which led to zero results of treatment, were the problems of the financial plan, total employment and chaotic family life of the spouses. In addition, there were cases when mothers and dads did not control the process of taking medicines by 8-12-year-old children.
"It is very important that treating doctors of children with bronchial asthma take into account these potential barriers for a normal course of treatment."
David Sapple, the father of a child suffering from bronchial asthma, says that four children in the house are quite emotional and physically stressed for their parents: "When we put Alex on the responsibility for medication, we simply took off one more responsibility, but did not think about their responsibility. Now we are aware of this, seeing that the process of treatment does not bring our son any results. "
David and his wife encourage other parents of sick children to carefully monitor all the recommendations and advice of doctors and in no case do not let this process run wild.