Publications by authors named "Y van Dijk"
Fatigue in severe pediatric asthma patients: Results of the PANDA study.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigated fatigue levels in children aged 6 to 17 with severe asthma, finding they experience significantly higher fatigue than their peers, with around 28% classified as "fatigued" and 15.4% as "severely fatigued."
- - Researchers utilized the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale to measure fatigue and explored its relationship with asthma-related quality of life, symptom control, and other clinical factors.
- - The findings highlight the importance of addressing fatigue in severe pediatric asthma as a key factor in treatment and overall patient well-being.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic posed an enormous challenge on the public health workforce, leading to the hiring of much temporary staff. Temporary staff may experience poorer working conditions compared to permanent staff. From a public health perspective, we need to know how working conditions are experienced when there is an acute pressure on recruiting sufficient public health care staff.
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- - The study focuses on factors influencing the decision to start biologics in children with severe asthma, as existing research is limited on this topic despite the availability of treatments.
- - Analysis was conducted on a group of 72 pediatric patients, revealing that higher GINA treatment steps, steroid toxicity, and a frequency of exacerbations were significant predictors for initiating biologic therapy.
- - The findings indicate a clinical need for biologics in children experiencing steroid toxicity, while highlighting other demographic and clinical factors that could influence treatment decisions.
Background: Measures against COVID-19 in nursing homes affected not only clients but also staff. However, staff perspectives on the importance of these measures remain underexplored.
Objective: To investigate measures related to staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff perspectives of important measures and the involvement of staff in deciding on these measures.
Article Synopsis
- Early identification of poorly controlled asthma in children is crucial for improving treatment methods, and analyzing exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) shows promise for this task.
- A study evaluated the effectiveness of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to distinguish between controlled and uncontrolled pediatric asthma, using data from multiple research phases.
- Key findings revealed that specific VOCs, such as acetophenone and ethylbenzene, could differentiate asthma control levels, achieving strong accuracy in predicting outcomes based on the collected data from 196 children.