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Spirometry in young children: should computer-animation programs be used during testing?
| Τίτλος: | Spirometry in young children: should computer-animation programs be used during testing? |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Gracchi V; Dept of Paediatric Pulmonology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, the Netherlands., Boel M, van der Laag J, van der Ent CK |
| Πηγή: | The European respiratory journal [Eur Respir J] 2003 May; Vol. 21 (5), pp. 872-5. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Validation Study |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: European Respiratory Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8803460 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0903-1936 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09031936 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur Respir J Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Sheffield, United Kingdom : European Respiratory Society Original Publication: Copenhagen : Published jointly by the Society and Munksgaard, 1988- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Software* , Task Performance and Analysis*, Spirometry/*methods, Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Patient Education as Topic ; Random Allocation |
| Περίληψη: | Currently, computer-animation programs are frequently used to instruct and stimulate young children in performing maximal expiratory flow/volume (MEFV) curves. The reproducibility and maximal performance of MEFV manoeuvres with and without the use of two computer-animation programs (the "candles" and the "balloon" programs) were evaluated. Eighty-eight children, aged 4-8 yrs, were randomly assigned to one of the two animation programs. All children performed two series of at least three technically acceptable curves, one series with the incentive and one without, in random order. With the use of computer-animation programs, a lower proportion of children were able to fulfil international criteria for forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) reproducibility. The use of incentives improved reproducibility and performance of peak expiratory flow (PEF). Performance of FVC decreased significantly in 6-8-yr-old children using the animation programs. Training with a program for a short period of time before the formal lung-function test may be valuable. According to the results, however, the use of these programs during tests under the guidance of an experienced lung-function technician cannot be routinely recommended because of possible deteriorating effects on reproducibility and performance of forced expiratory manoeuvres. |
| Σχόλια: | Comment in: Eur Respir J. 2004 Jan;23(1):180-1; author reply 181. doi: 10.1183/09031936.03.00104403.. (PMID: 14738253) Comment in: Eur Respir J. 2004 Mar;23(3):494-5; author reply 495. doi: 10.1183/09031936.04.00126904.. (PMID: 15065846) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20030527 Date Completed: 20031007 Latest Revision: 20191210 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/09031936.03.00059902 |
| PMID: | 12765436 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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