Extract
Bronchiectasis is characterised by chronic wet cough, a cycle of inflammation, impaired mucociliary clearance, bacterial colonisation and infection [1]. People with bronchiectasis experience substantial disease burden, including recurrent hospitalisations and impaired quality of life (QoL) [2]. The prevalence and burden of bronchiectasis is increasingly appreciated worldwide [3].
Abstract
Children with bronchiectasis in a stable state have poor HRQoL and their parents report higher levels of anxiety and depression. Parental perception of HRQoL is associated with poorer parental psychological wellbeing. http://bit.ly/2lcf3uB
Footnotes
Support statement: N.S. Cox is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) early career fellowship (GNT1119970). A.B. Chang is supported by a NHMRC practitioner fellowship (GNT1154302) and holds multiple NHMRC grants awarded related to diseases associated with paediatric cough and bronchiectasis.
Conflict of interest: N.S. Cox has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: C.J. Wilson has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: K.A. Bennett has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: K. Johnston has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: A. Potter has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: A.B. Chang has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: A.L. Lee has nothing to disclose.
- Received March 7, 2019.
- Accepted July 9, 2019.
- Copyright ©ERS 2019
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