Asthma and Academic Performance in Urban Children

这项研究评估了哮喘状态（肺功能和症状）的共同发生， 一组城市、小学（10岁）和高中（10岁）学生在一学年中的学习成绩， 7-9)来自非裔美国人、西班牙裔和非西班牙裔、白色背景的学生。 我们认为，儿童的睡眠质量和缺课是重要的潜在因素， 解释哮喘状态和学习功能之间关系的机制。 为了证明哮喘对儿童学习成绩的独特影响， 并以没有长期病的儿童为对照组。阐明具体途径 哮喘和学校表现之间的影响，与哮喘相关的因素，如 过敏性鼻炎以及与文化/家庭背景相关的风险因素将被检查。 255名患有持续性哮喘的儿童将参加三项评估 哮喘和过敏性鼻炎，睡眠质量，学习成绩，儿童和 家庭/文化风险。120名儿童没有慢性病， 过敏者将参加睡眠质量、学习成绩和无疾病的评估。 儿童和家庭风险因素的具体措施。

This research evaluates the co-occurrence of asthma status (lung function and symptoms) and academic performance over the course of the school year in a group of urban, elementary (aged 7-9) school children from African-American, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic, White backgrounds. We propose that children’s sleep quality and school absences are important underlying mechanisms accounting for the association between asthma status and academic functioning. In order to demonstrate asthma’s unique impact on children’s academic performance, a healthy control group of children without chronic illnesses will be included. To clarify specific pathways of influence between asthma and school performance, factors relevant to asthma, such as allergic rhinitis, as well as risk factors related to the cultural/family context will be examined. Two hundred and fifty-five children with persistent asthma will participate in three assessments of asthma and allergic rhinitis, sleep quality, academic performance, and child and family/cultural risks. One hundred and twenty children who are free from chronic illnesses and allergies will participate in assessments of sleep quality, academic performance, and non-illness specific measures of child and family risk factors.