PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGE ASSOCIATED WITH THEOPHYLLINE TREATMENT OF ASTHMATIC-CHILDREN - A 6-MONTH STUDY

被引:21
作者
BENDER, BG
LERNER, JA
IKLE, D
COMER, C
SZEFLER, S
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PSYCHIAT,DENVER,CO 80262
[2] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PHARMACOL,DENVER,CO 80262
[3] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PEDIAT,DENVER,CO 80262
[4] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PREVENT MED & BIOMET,DENVER,CO 80262
[5] NATL JEWISH CTR IMMUNOL & RESP MED,DEPT MED,DENVER,CO 80206
[6] NATL JEWISH CTR IMMUNOL & RESP MED,DEPT BIOSTAT,DENVER,CO 80206
关键词
PULMONARY FUNCTION (FEV1); ATTENTION; IMPULSIVITY; MEMORY; FINE MOTOR CONTROL; ACTIVITY LEVEL; SELF REPORTED MOOD; PARENTALLY REPORTED BEHAVIOR; GROUP-BY-TREATMENT INTERACTIONS;
D O I
10.1002/ppul.1950110309
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Theophylline has been associated with a variety of behavioral side effects in asthmatic children. This study was a 6-month investigation of the relationship between theophylline treatment and psychological changes in 8 to 16 year old asthmatic children. Included were a group receiving theophylline (n = 19), a control group not receiving theophylline (n = 44), and a nonasthmatic control group (n = 24). The three groups had similar age, socioeconomic status, and IQ. The two groups of children with asthma demonstrated greater emotional dysfunction, characterized by tendency toward withdrawal and depression, than the nonasthmatic control group. Each of five assessment appointments (baseline and 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after beginning theophylline treatment) included measures of pulmonary function, attention, impulsivity, memory, fine motor control, activity level, self-reported mood, and parental observation of difficult behavior. Pulmonary functions were lower in the theophylline group at baseline but improved significantly after commencement of therophylline therapy. Over the 6-month interval, children in the theophylline group demonstrated improved scores on a laboratory measure of attention, while their parents reported increased conduct problems and hyperactivity. On the whole, psychological score changes were subtle, and no other between-group differences emerged in the remaining laboratory measures.
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