Rebound in asthma exacerbations following relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions : a longitudinal population-based study (COVIDENCE UK)

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BACKGROUND: The imposition of restrictions on social mixing early in the COVID-19 pandemic was followed by a reduction in asthma exacerbations in multiple settings internationally. Temporal trends in social mixing, incident acute respiratory infections (ARI) and asthma exacerbations following relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions have not yet been described.

METHODS: We conducted a population-based longitudinal study in 2312 UK adults with asthma between November 2020 and April 2022. Details of face covering use, social mixing, incident ARI and severe asthma exacerbations were collected via monthly online questionnaires. Temporal changes in these parameters were visualised using Poisson generalised additive models. Multilevel logistic regression was used to test for associations between incident ARI and risk of asthma exacerbations, adjusting for potential confounders.

RESULTS: Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions from April 2021 coincided with reduced face covering use (p<0.001), increased frequency of indoor visits to public places and other households (p<0.001) and rising incidence of COVID-19 (p<0.001), non-COVID-19 ARI (p<0.001) and severe asthma exacerbations (p=0.007). Incident non-COVID-19 ARI associated independently with increased risk of asthma exacerbation (adjusted OR 5.75, 95% CI 4.75 to 6.97) as did incident COVID-19, both prior to emergence of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (5.89, 3.45 to 10.04) and subsequently (5.69, 3.89 to 8.31).

CONCLUSIONS: Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions coincided with decreased face covering use, increased social mixing and a rebound in ARI and asthma exacerbations. Associations between incident ARI and risk of severe asthma exacerbation were similar for non-COVID-19 ARI and COVID-19, both before and after emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant.

STUDY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04330599.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Thorax - 78(2023), 8 vom: 08. Aug., Seite 752-759

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tydeman, Florence [VerfasserIn]
Pfeffer, Paul E [VerfasserIn]
Vivaldi, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Holt, Hayley [VerfasserIn]
Talaei, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Jolliffe, David [VerfasserIn]
Davies, Gwyneth [VerfasserIn]
Lyons, Ronan A [VerfasserIn]
Griffiths, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Kee, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Sheikh, Aziz [VerfasserIn]
Shaheen, Seif O [VerfasserIn]
Martineau, Adrian R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asthma
COVID-19
Journal Article

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Date Completed 17.07.2023

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04330599

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/thorax-2022-219591

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349369909