title: Effects of playing a musical wind instrument in asthmatic teenagers.
abstract: This study examines whether teenage asthmatic wind instrumentalists exhibit fewer bronchoconstrictive symptoms, panic-fear responses, changes of mood, and fatigue symptoms than non-wind instrument players. Eight teenage asthmatic wind instrument players and 10 asthmatic non-wind instrument players kept a diary of asthma symptoms. Panic-fear responses and mood changes were significantly higher in the non-wind players. A general health profile suggested that the wind instrumentalists present a significantly better "asthma health" picture, perceiving themselves better able to cope with the disease. Playing a musical wind instrument has the potential of being a long-term therapeutic agent for asthmatics.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucia
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016084:Bronchoconstriction; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009146:Music; D012119:Respiration