The first camps in Turkey for asthmatic children: six years' experience
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Date
2005
Authors
Öneş, Ülker
Yazıcıoğlu, Mehtap
Güler, Nermin
Tamay, Zeynep
Somer, Ayper
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Publisher
Türk Milli Pediatri Derneği
Abstract
The first asthma camp in Turkey was organized for one week in Iznik in September 1996. The camps were continued annually around the same time of the year in 1997, 1998, 2000, and in the consecutive years thereafter. The camp includes educational, sports and social activities. Children's knowledge about asthma and their attitudes towards physical and social activities were evaluated by a questionnaire. Pulmonary function tests were performed on the first and last day of the camp. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean spirometric values of the first and last day of the camp in spite of a vigorous physical and social program. Children enhanced their skills and knowledge about asthma and gained self-confidence in participating in sportive and social activities during the camp program. They did not experience any emergency room visit in the following year.
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Keywords
Pediatrics, Asthma camp, Asthma, Children, Prevalence
Citation
Öneş, Ü. vd. (2005). "The first camps in Turkey for asthmatic children: six years' experience". Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 47(3), 222-226.