Does Asthma Disturb Executive Functions and Self-regulation in Children?

• Authors: Joanna Fryt , Władysława Pilecka , Tomasz Smolen

Abstracts

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Due to possible psychosocial and neurocognitive factors, asthma may present a risk to children’s executive functions and self-regulation, especially when it is poorly controlled. One hundred and one 8-11 year-old children (patients with asthma, ADHD and healthy peers) and their parents participated in the study. Four cognitive tasks measuring different executive functions and parent and child versions of behavior regulation inventory were used. Children with asthma had more diffi culties shifting their attention between tasks and exhibited more problems in self-regulation than their healthy peers, but their scores were better than children with ADHD. Patients with more intensive treatment, poor symptom control, a history of acute asthma attacks and non-compliance had slightly more diffi culties in executive functions and self-regulation.

Keywords

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asthma; symptom control; executive functions; self-regulation

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 55-74

Contributors

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Joanna Fryt

• Department of Psychology, Pedagogical University, Krakow

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Władysława Pilecka

• Department of Health Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow

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Tomasz Smolen

• Department of Psychology, Pedagogical University, Krakow