PMID- 26520916 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160516 LR - 20201124 IS - 1097-6833 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3476 (Linking) VI - 168 DP - 2016 Jan TI - Factors Associated with Respiratory Illness in Children and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy. PG - 151-157.e1 LID - S0022-3476(15)01138-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.064 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe associations between respiratory illness and its potential predictors in children and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP). STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of self- and caregiver-reported respiratory symptoms for individuals aged up to 26 years with CP. Respiratory illness was indicated by 2 outcomes: (1) >/=1 respiratory hospitalizations in the past year; and (2) >/=2 courses of antibiotics for respiratory symptoms in the past year. ORs were calculated using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: There were 551 participants, aged 1-26 years, distributed across all gross motor function classification scale (GMFCS) levels. In univariate analyses, factors significantly associated with respiratory hospitalizations were weekly respiratory symptoms (OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.78-3.00), respiratory symptoms during meals (OR 3.23, 95% CI 1.50-5.80), gastroesophageal reflux (OR 3.01, 95% CI 1.71-5.31), coughing or choking on saliva (OR 4.36, 95% CI 2.38-8.01), current asthma (OR 3.56, 95% CI 1.97-6.42), age (0-3 years) (OR 3.24, 95% CI 1.19-8.80, compared with 13-17 years), seizures (OR 3.45, 95% CI 1.96-6.08), and scoliosis (OR 2.14, 95% CI 1.16-3.97). Nonambulatory individuals (GMFCS IV-V) were at significantly increased risk of hospitalizations only if they had food modifications and/or nasogastric or gastrostomy tube feeds (OR 5.36, 95% CI 2.89-9.96, compared with GMFCS I-III with no food modifications and no tube). All factors, except seizures and scoliosis, were significantly associated with multiple courses of antibiotics in univariate analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Oromotor dysfunction is strongly associated with respiratory illness in patients with CP. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Blackmore, Amanda Marie AU - Blackmore AM AD - Therapy and Health Services, Ability Centre, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia. Electronic address: marie.blackmore@abilitycentre.com.au. FAU - Bear, Natasha AU - Bear N AD - Physiotherapy, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia; Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia; Pediatric Rehabilitation, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - Blair, Eve AU - Blair E AD - Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - Gibson, Noula AU - Gibson N AD - Therapy and Health Services, Ability Centre, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia; Physiotherapy, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - Jalla, Caris AU - Jalla C AD - Therapy and Health Services, Ability Centre, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - Langdon, Katherine AU - Langdon K AD - Pediatric Rehabilitation, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - Moshovis, Lisa AU - Moshovis L AD - Therapy and Health Services, Ability Centre, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - Steer, Kellie AU - Steer K AD - Perth Children's Hospital Project, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - Wilson, Andrew C AU - Wilson AC AD - Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia; Respiratory Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia; School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151029 PL - United States TA - J Pediatr JT - The Journal of pediatrics JID - 0375410 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Cerebral Palsy/*complications MH - Child MH - Child, Preschool MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - Male MH - Prognosis MH - Respiration Disorders/*etiology MH - Severity of Illness Index MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2015/11/02 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/18 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/02 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/09/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/18 06:00 [medline] AID - S0022-3476(15)01138-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.064 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pediatr. 2016 Jan;168:151-157.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.064. Epub 2015 Oct 29.