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BARN OCH ASTMA - FINNS DET EVIDENS FÖR OMEGA-3 BEHANDLING?: EN SYSTEMATISK LITTERATURÖVERSIKT
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Care Science (VV).
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Care Science (VV).
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
CHILDREN AND ASTHMA - IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE FOR TREATMENT WITH OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS? : A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Astma är en inflammationssjukdom i luftvägarna, och en av de vanligaste kroniska sjukdomarna hos barn globalt sett. Vanligast är astma hos barn mellan 3 och 15 år, men hälften av alla barn som diagnostiserats med astma som barn har även betydande besvär upp i vuxen ålder. För en del av populationen har inte traditionell läkemedelsbehandling någon effekt, varför alternativa behandlingsmetoder så som omega-3 tillskott bör undersökas. Syfte: Syftet med innevarande litteraturstudie var att kartlägga om det finns evidens för om omega-3 tillskott kan användas i förebyggande eller symtomlindrande syfte hos barn (0–18 år) som löper hög risk för att utveckla astma eller som är diagnostiserade med astma. Metod: Studien utformades som en systematisk litteraturstudie. Litteratursökningar har genomförts i databaserna Pubmed, CINAHL och Medline. Sökningarna bestod av sökblocken astma, barn eller ungdomar och omega-3 tillskott/omega-3 fettsyror. Resultat: Denna studie inkluderar fem RCT-studier med syftet att undersöka om omega-3 tillskott kunde förebygga astma eller minska symtomen av astma hos barn, totalt 939 barn med astma har studerats i de fem studierna. Fyra studier påvisade att omega-3 tillskott till barn med astma inte har någon klinisk relevans medan en studie påvisade att klinisk relevans fanns. Slutsats: Denna systematiska litteraturstudie resulterade i att det inte finns någon evidens för att omega-3 tillskott skulle verka förebyggande eller symtomlindrande för barn med astma. RCT-studierna som inkluderats i denna systematiska litteraturöversikt är mycket heterogena och därför behövs vidare forskning på omega-3 tillskotts kliniska relevans.

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Background: Asthma is an inflammatory disease in the airways, and is one of the most common chronic diseases in children globally. Asthma is most common in children between 3 to 15 years of age, but 50 % of children diagnosed with asthma as a child also have significant problems as adults. For some part of the population traditional drug treatment has no effect, indicating that alternative treatment methods, such as omega-3 supplements, should be investigated further. Aim: The aim of the current literature study was to investigate if there is any evidence of whether omega-3 supplements can be used for preventive or symptom-relieving purposes in children (0-18 years of age), who are at high risk of developing asthma or who have been diagnosed with asthma. Methods: The study was designed as a systematic review. Literature searches have been conducted using the Pubmed, CINAHL and Medline databases. The searches consisted of the search blocks asthma, children or adolescents and omega-3 supplements/omega-3 fatty acids. Results: This study includes five RCT studies that was aimed to investigate whether omega-3 supplements could prevent asthma or reduce the symptoms of asthma in children, a total of 939 children with asthma have been studied in the five studies. Four studies showed that omega-3 supplements for children with asthma have no clinical relevance, while one study showed that clinical relevance existed. Conclusion: This systematic review proved that no evidence for omega-3 supplements treatment, for preventive or symptom relieving purposes, in children with asthma exists. The RCT studies included in this systematic review are very heterogeneous and therefore further research on the clinical relevance of omega-3 supplement is needed.

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2022. , p. 31
Keywords [en]
Adolescents, Asthma, Children, Omega 3 fatty acids, Omega 3 supplements.
Keywords [sv]
Astma, Barn, Omega 3-fettsyror, Omega 3-tillskott, Ungdomar.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-51355OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-51355DiVA, id: diva2:1656833
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