Nasal symptoms are associated with school performance in adolescents.
Children with asthma and allergy have higher school absence rates than others, but little is known about their school performance. In a study of 9538 adolescents, nasal symptoms severe enough to affect daily activity were associated with low-grade sum, particularly in adolescents using anti-allergy medication.
Sundberg
Rosita
R
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. rosita.sundberg@gu.se
Torén
Kjell
K
Höglund
Dag
D
Aberg
Nils
N
Brisman
Jonas
J
D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D004485:Eczema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D011788:Quality of Life; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden
D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents