Author/Editor		Jukić-Petrovčič, Jasna
Title		Ureditev bivalnega okolja pri astmatikih in pogostnost astmatičnih napadov
Translated title		Arrangement of living environment of asthma patients and its relation to the frequency of asthma attacks
Type		članek
Source		Obz Zdrav Nege
Vol. and No.		Letnik 32, št. 5-6
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 227-33
Language		slo
Abstract		Asthma is the most frequent chronic disease in childhood. Zasavje is the area with the highest air pollution in Slovenia, and lung diseases in children are frequent. Correlation between the arrangement of living environment and frequency of asthma attacks was studied. In the inquiry, 42 asthma patients aged 0 to 19, and their parents were tested. It was found out that the correlation between handling of asthma patients and their parents about the arrangement of living environment and frequency of asthma attacks (r = 0.065; p < 0.001), especially about sorts of the floor (p < 0.05), curtains material (p < 0.005), room furniture (p < 0.01) and cigarette's smoke in it (p < 0.05).
Descriptors		ASTHMA HOUSING ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CHILD QUESTIONNAIRES