Pulmonary Function, Nutrition, and Selfconcept in Cystic Fibrosis Summer...
Statistical analysis was performed (using the StatView II statistics package, Abacus Concepts, Inc, Berkeley, CA, and a Macintosh II computer, Apple Computer, Inc, Cupertino, CA) and reviewed by a...
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Three children had a Total Shwachman score of less than 50 (out of 75). These children were restricted from full camp participation because of severe splenomegaly in the boy and pulmonary insufficiency...
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However, the number of enzymes taken daily correlated positively with gains in weight (r = 0.47; p = 0.001) and gains in MAC (r = 0.39; p = 0.009) after two weeks at camp (Fig 1). The number of enzymes...
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Girls tended to have a higher self-concept in each domain than boys, and the global PSCI score—the sum of each of the three domain scores—indicated that girls had significantly higher global...
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Children with CF usually have lower birth weight than children without CF, and the mean height and weight remain about 1 SD below the general mean. Although their nutritional requirements are...
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Somewhat surprising was that gains in nutrition were significantly and positively associated with the number of enzyme capsules taken daily. This might be explained by attitude difference in taking...
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We evaluated two objective measurements of pulmonary function during camp—awake resting respiratory rate and spirometry. The 10 percent fall in resting respiratory rate was highly significant. Two...
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Even comparing these groups, there was no significant difference in pulmonary function changes, suggesting that if there is an effect of summer camp on spirometry, it was too small to detect with a...
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This finding is consistent with a report that children with CF function at a significantly higher level than their siblings on the performance half of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales. Overall...
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Obviously there could be a selection bias in that this study included only children who choose to attend CF summer camp, although camp is made freely available to all children with CF in the province...
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