A Survey Study of Young Children with Allergic Rhinitis in Life Styles

• Main Authors: Shu-Yang Wu, 吳詩媛
• Other Authors: Ming-Jie Luo
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86159112922493343832

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 幼兒教育學系碩士班 === 98 === This study aimed to understand the variation of the young children, who were among the ages of 2 years old to elementary school in Taiwan northern and central areas as well as diagnosed by specialist physicians as allergic rhinitis, in four life styles which include “Diet Situation Before and After Birth”, “Family Environment”, “Recreational Sports” and “Sleeping Quality”, as well as the predictability of the variable of young children background to the hypersensitivity of life style. The researcher conducted investigation by self-designed questionnaire of "Hypersensitive Lifestyle Profile", obtaining 758 valid questionnaires (410 of normal young children and 348 of young children with allergic rhinitis) through accredited kindergartens and nursery schools. The availability of the questionnaire was 79%. Data collected from the survey were processed and analyzed by using the descriptive statistics, chi-square test, independent sample t test, ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression methods. The findings of this research were as follows: 1. The variation of background variable between normal and allergic young children （1）The incidence of allergic rhinitis was relevant to young children’s “gender”, “residence”, “living environment”, “with/without siblings” and “the eldest child or not”. （2）Compared with the “normal young children”, the "allergic rhinitis young children" were with higher proportion in "other allergies" and "a family history of allergy." 2. The variation of hypersensitivity of life style between normal and allergic young children （1）Compared with the “normal young children”, the young children with allergic rhinitis showed poor “sleeping quality” and higher scores in “overall hypersensitive life style.” （2）Within the first 8 months after birth, normal young children were more “often fed with nut products (such as peanuts, walnuts, cashews) and wheat flour” as non-staple food than young children with allergic rhinitis. （3）Comparing to normal young children, most allergic rhinitis young children families had regularly cleaned their air-conditioners, as well as used the dehumidifiers with regular cleaning in water ports.” （4）Compared with normal young children, the majority of young children with allergic rhinitis demonstrated higher symptoms of sneezing, runny nose, and stuffy nose " when waking up in the morning.” （5）Comparing to normal young children, most of the young children with allergic rhinitis "could not sleep through the morning." 3. The variation of background variable of normal young children on hypersensitivity of life style （1）Normal young children in different "living space", "mother’s age when giving birth”, “main caregiver’s educational level" , and " family average monthly income” showed significant variations in “Diet Situation Before and After Birth”. （2）Normal young children in different “resident area”, “caregiver’s educational level”, “family average monthly income”, “with/without siblings”, and “members of family” demonstrated significant variation in “Family Environment”. （3）The normal young children of "With or without family history of allergic diseases" showed a significant variation in “Recreational Sports”. （4）The normal young children of different “gender”, “birth season”, “with/without other allergic diseases”, “living space”, “with/without siblings” showed a significant variation in “Sleeping Quality”. （5）Normal young children of different “resident area”, “with/without other allergic diseases”, “mother’s age when giving birth”, “main caregiver’s educational level”, “with/without siblings” showed a significant variation in “Overall Hypersensitivity of Life Style”. 4. The variation of background variable of allergic rhinitis young children on hypersensitivity of life style （1）The allergic rhinitis young children in different “mother’s age when giving birth”, “main caregiver’s educational level”, and “with/without other allergic disease” indicated a significant variation in “Diet Situation Before and After Birth”. （2）The allergic rhinitis young children in different “mother’s age when giving birth”, “family average monthly income”, “members of family” showed a significant variation in “Family Environment”. （3）The allergic rhinitis young children in different “with/without siblings”, “with or without family history of allergic diseases” indicated a significant variation in “Recreational Sports”. （4）The “the eldest child or not”, “still with/without allergic rhinitis symptom”, “with or without family history of allergic diseases”, “with/without other allergic diseases” of allergic rhinitis young children demonstrated a significant variation in “Sleeping Quality”. （5）The allergic rhinitis young children with different “siblings”, “still with/without allergic rhinitis symptom”, “living space”, “mother’s age when giving birth”, “main caregiver’s educational level”, “family average monthly income” showed a significant variation in “Overall Hypersensitivity of Life Style”. 5. The predictability of the background variable of normal and allergic rhinitis young children to hypersensitivity of life style （1）The normal young children of “mother’s age between 21 to 25 when giving birth”, “living space around 1-20 Pin (3.3057 square meter)” , and the allergic rhinitis young children of “main caregiver’s educational level is below junior high school”, “living space around 1-20 Pin” were with higher predictability of hypersensitivity in “Diet Situation Before and After Birth”. （2）The normal young children of “siblings available”, “family average monthly income between NT20,001-40,000”, and the allergic rhinitis young children of “members of family between 7-10”, “family average monthly income below NT20,000”, “main caregiver’s educational level below junior high school” demonstrated a higher predictability of hypersensitivity in “Family Environment”. （3）The normal young children of “mother’s age between 21 to 25 when giving birth”, “with family disease history”, and the allergic rhinitis young children of “living space around 1-20 Pin” were with higher predictability of hypersensitivity in “Recreational Sports”.. （4）The normal young children of “living space around 41-60 Pin”, “born on autumn”, “born on spring”, and the allergic rhinitis young children of “mother’s age between 21 to 25 when giving birth”, “family members have allergic diseases”, “4-6 family members”, “the eldest child”, “siblings available” showed a higher predictability of hypersensitivity in “Sleeping Quality”. （5）The normal young children of “mother’s age between 21 to 25 when giving birth”, “main caregiver’s educational lever above institute”, and the allergic rhinitis young children of “living space around 1-20 Pin”, “main caregiver’s educational lever below junior high school” were predictable in “Overall Hypersensitivity of Life Style”.