Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury?
Background. Asthmatic patients are at higher risk of fracture and bruising due to the systemic side effects of corticosteroid medication. However, the link between asthma and injury leading to these adverse outcomes remains unclear. Objective. This study investigated asthma and cause- and type-speci...
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| author | Liang, Wenbin Chikritzhs, Tanya Lee, Andy |
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| description | Background. Asthmatic patients are at higher risk of fracture and bruising due to the systemic side effects of corticosteroid medication. However, the link between asthma and injury leading to these adverse outcomes remains unclear. Objective. This study investigated asthma and cause- and type-specific injury at the population level. Methods. Using data from the 2001 and 2004 Australian National Health surveys (n = 52,768), the prevalence and risk of experiencing specific causes and types of injury in the past 4 weeks were assessed by logistic and Poisson regression analyses. Results. A history of asthma was associated with a higher prevalence of injury for both adults and children, as well as increased risk of incurring various causes and types of injury, after accounting for the effects of confounding factors. Conclusions. The associations cannot be explained by the physiological systemic side effects of medication alone. Further research is needed to understand the underlying relationship so that an appropriate injury prevention strategy can be developed for asthma sufferers. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-35122017-09-13T16:02:18Z Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury? Liang, Wenbin Chikritzhs, Tanya Lee, Andy injury risk bruising injury prevention fracture population study Background. Asthmatic patients are at higher risk of fracture and bruising due to the systemic side effects of corticosteroid medication. However, the link between asthma and injury leading to these adverse outcomes remains unclear. Objective. This study investigated asthma and cause- and type-specific injury at the population level. Methods. Using data from the 2001 and 2004 Australian National Health surveys (n = 52,768), the prevalence and risk of experiencing specific causes and types of injury in the past 4 weeks were assessed by logistic and Poisson regression analyses. Results. A history of asthma was associated with a higher prevalence of injury for both adults and children, as well as increased risk of incurring various causes and types of injury, after accounting for the effects of confounding factors. Conclusions. The associations cannot be explained by the physiological systemic side effects of medication alone. Further research is needed to understand the underlying relationship so that an appropriate injury prevention strategy can be developed for asthma sufferers. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3512 10.3109/02770903.2011.554945 Marcel Dekker fulltext |
| spellingShingle | injury risk bruising injury prevention fracture population study Liang, Wenbin Chikritzhs, Tanya Lee, Andy Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury? |
| title | Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury? |
| title_full | Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury? |
| title_fullStr | Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury? |
| title_short | Is Asthma Associated with Increased Risk of Injury? |
| title_sort | is asthma associated with increased risk of injury? |
| topic | injury risk bruising injury prevention fracture population study |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3512 |