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Association between respiratory and postural adaptations and self-perception of school-aged children with mouth breathing in relation to their quality of life

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the respiratory and postural adaptations associated with mouth and nasal breathing and to evaluate the associations of such adaptations in mouth breathers' self-perceived quality of life. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with mouth breathers (initial n=116 and final n=48)...

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Autores principales: Uhlig, Suélen E., Marchesi, Laís M., Duarte, Halina, Araújo, Maria T. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26083601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0087
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author Uhlig, Suélen E.
Marchesi, Laís M.
Duarte, Halina
Araújo, Maria T. M.
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Duarte, Halina
Araújo, Maria T. M.
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description OBJECTIVE: To investigate the respiratory and postural adaptations associated with mouth and nasal breathing and to evaluate the associations of such adaptations in mouth breathers' self-perceived quality of life. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with mouth breathers (initial n=116 and final n=48) and nasal breathers (initial n=131 and final n=24) from elementary school, aged between 7 and 14 years. Chest expansion, using cirtometry, the breathing pattern and the use of accessory muscles, by means of clinical evaluations and photogrammetry, and flexibility tests were evaluated in both groups. Subsequently, the mouth breathers were asked to complete the quality of life questionnaire. Statistical tests: Chi-square, odds ratio, Mann-Whitney, and binomial tests were first applied followed by logistic regressions. RESULTS: Thoracic breathing (p=0.04), using of accessory muscles (p=0.03) and reductions in flexibility (p=0.001) increased the chances of an individual being a mouth breather when compared to nasal breathers. Subsequently, using of accessory muscles decreased the chances of snoring among mouth breathers (p=0.03); the presence of shoulder asymmetry reduced the chances of experiencing quiet sleep (p=0.05) and increased the chances of coughing or being tired when playing or running (p=0.008). Finally, forward head position reduced the chances of waking up at night (p=0.04) and experiencing shortness of breath (p=0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Respiratory and postural adaptations increased the chances of individuals persisting with mouth breathing. Additionally, these adaptations could be associated with mouth breathers' self-perceived quality of life.
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spelling pubmed-45185732015-07-31 Association between respiratory and postural adaptations and self-perception of school-aged children with mouth breathing in relation to their quality of life Uhlig, Suélen E. Marchesi, Laís M. Duarte, Halina Araújo, Maria T. M. Braz J Phys Ther Original Articles OBJECTIVE: To investigate the respiratory and postural adaptations associated with mouth and nasal breathing and to evaluate the associations of such adaptations in mouth breathers' self-perceived quality of life. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with mouth breathers (initial n=116 and final n=48) and nasal breathers (initial n=131 and final n=24) from elementary school, aged between 7 and 14 years. Chest expansion, using cirtometry, the breathing pattern and the use of accessory muscles, by means of clinical evaluations and photogrammetry, and flexibility tests were evaluated in both groups. Subsequently, the mouth breathers were asked to complete the quality of life questionnaire. Statistical tests: Chi-square, odds ratio, Mann-Whitney, and binomial tests were first applied followed by logistic regressions. RESULTS: Thoracic breathing (p=0.04), using of accessory muscles (p=0.03) and reductions in flexibility (p=0.001) increased the chances of an individual being a mouth breather when compared to nasal breathers. Subsequently, using of accessory muscles decreased the chances of snoring among mouth breathers (p=0.03); the presence of shoulder asymmetry reduced the chances of experiencing quiet sleep (p=0.05) and increased the chances of coughing or being tired when playing or running (p=0.008). Finally, forward head position reduced the chances of waking up at night (p=0.04) and experiencing shortness of breath (p=0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Respiratory and postural adaptations increased the chances of individuals persisting with mouth breathing. Additionally, these adaptations could be associated with mouth breathers' self-perceived quality of life. Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2015 2015-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4518573/ /pubmed/26083601 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0087 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Association between respiratory and postural adaptations and self-perception of school-aged children with mouth breathing in relation to their quality of life
title_full Association between respiratory and postural adaptations and self-perception of school-aged children with mouth breathing in relation to their quality of life
title_fullStr Association between respiratory and postural adaptations and self-perception of school-aged children with mouth breathing in relation to their quality of life
title_full_unstemmed Association between respiratory and postural adaptations and self-perception of school-aged children with mouth breathing in relation to their quality of life
title_short Association between respiratory and postural adaptations and self-perception of school-aged children with mouth breathing in relation to their quality of life
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26083601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0087
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