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Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Asthma Année : 1986

Psychomaintenance of childhood asthma: a study of 34 children

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Following the study on psychomaintenance of asthma by Kinsman, Dirks, and Jones (1977), we adapted the Battery for Asthma Illness Behavior (BAIB) to children. Thirty-four children aged 9.3 to 15.4 years were tested with this modified BAIB. They were scored simultaneously on a semistructured psychological interview. Three groups emerged out of these data: low-, medium-, and high-panic-fear personalities. Patients were also rated with regard to their pulmonary function and clinical status, including medication prescribed. The high-panic-fear personality was significantly associated with a higher intensity of prescribed medication, in particular corticosteroids. These results were independent of spirometric pulmonary measurements. We conclude that doctors may overreact to the exaggerated distress of high-panic-fear patients. Psychotherapy could be of help for this group.
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hal-01832425 , version 1 (07-07-2018)

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C. Baron, A Lamarre, P Veilleux, Gilles R. Ducharme, S Spier, et al.. Psychomaintenance of childhood asthma: a study of 34 children. Journal of Asthma, 1986, 23 (2), pp.69-79. ⟨10.3109/02770908609077477⟩. ⟨hal-01832425⟩
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