Publications by authors named "Pawinee Charoensittisup"

Background: The increasing global prevalence of obesity poses significant public health problems, as obesity exerts adverse effects on many systems and lung function. However, research on the lung function of preschool children with obesity is limited and inconclusive. In addition, studies specific to obesity indices that influence lung function in young children with obesity are limited.

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Background: To investigate the longitudinal effects of obesity on change in lung function after 1 year of follow-up in obese children and adolescents.

Methods: Obese children/adolescents aged 8-15 years with pulmonary function test (PFT) results and recorded anthropometric obesity indices from 1 year earlier for comparison were recruited. Multiple linear regression of change in each lung function parameter was applied to determine the effect of sex, change in body mass index (ΔBMI), change in chest circumference (ΔCC), change in waist circumference (ΔWC), and change in waist circumference-to-height ratio (ΔWC/Ht).

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Background And Objective: There are only a few reports of long COVID including pulmonary function in children after COVID-19 pneumonia. We determined the incidence of long COVID and abnormal pulmonary function in those children and identify risk factors.

Methods: This cohort study enrolled children admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia during 2021-2022.

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Objective: Children with tracheostomies usually require a long hospital stay, high healthcare costs and caregiver burden. With the help of telemedicine, this study attempted to determine how home respiratory care training and family support affected admission days, admission costs, ICU admission rates, and caregivers' confidence.

Methods: We enrolled children with tracheostomies who were admitted between 2020 and 2022 with respiratory infections.

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