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ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
Volume 107, Issue 6, Pages 612-615Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-321641
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adolescent health; data collection; respiratory medicine
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- Nycomed (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Children with well-controlled asthma are less likely to experience asthma-related bullying, while victims of bullying are more likely to report activity restriction, worse asthma conditions, and parents' ongoing health worries related to asthma. Asthma consultations should focus on specific questions about bullying and take a child-centered approach to understand asthma control and its impact on children's lives.
The links between bullying and asthma have not been explored in children. We wanted to determine the child/parent factors and attitudes associated with asthma-related bullying. Individual child/parent responses of children with asthma (N=943) from the Room to Breathe survey were analysed. 1 in 10 children reported asthma-related bullying/teasing (n=93). Children with well-controlled asthma were less likely to report being a victim of asthma-related bullying/teasing (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.84, p=0.006). Being a victim of bullying/teasing was more common in children reporting activity restriction (OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.75, p=0.010), who described their asthma as 'bad' (OR 3.02, 95% CI 1.86 to 4.85, p<0.001) and those whose parents reported ongoing asthma-related health worries (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.58, p=0.024). Asthma consultations should incorporate specific questions about bullying and be child-focused in order to gain a representative appreciation of asthma control and its impact on the child's life.
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