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Reychler G, Standaert M, Audag N, Caty G, Robert A, Poncin W. Effects of surgical facemasks on perceived exertion during submaximal exercise test in healthy children. Eur J Pediatr 2022; 181:2311-2317. [PMID: 35239031 PMCID: PMC8892819 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-022-04430-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Only a few data associated to wearability of facemask during exercise are available in children. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of wearing a facemask on perceived exertion (primary aim), dyspnea, physical performance, and cardiorespiratory response during a submaximal exercise test in children aged between 8 and 12 years. This study was performed in 2021 in healthy volunteer children from 8 to 12 years. They performed prospectively two 1-min sit-to-stand tests (STST), with or without a surgical facemask. The perceived exertion (modified Borg scale), dyspnea (Dalhousie scale), heart rate, and pulsed oxygen saturation were recorded before and after STST. The STST measured the submaximal performance. Thirty-eight healthy children were recruited (8-9 years: n = 19 and 10-11 years: n = 19). After the STST, the perceived exertion increased with or without a facemask (8-9 years group: + 1 [0.6; 1.4] and + 1.6 [1.0; 2.1] - 10-11 years group: + 1.3 [0.7; 1.8] and + 1.9 [1.3; 2.6]) and it was higher with the facemask. The difference between the two conditions in perceived exertion was not clinically relevant in any group (mBorgf: 0.56 pts and 0.68 pts, respectively). The different domains of dyspnea assessed with Dalhousie scale were not influenced by the facemask. The submaximal performance measured by the STST was not changed by the mask whatever the age group. The cardio-respiratory demand was not clinically modified.Conclusion: The surgical facemask had no impact on dyspnea, cardiorespiratory parameters, and exercise performance during a short submaximal exercise in healthy children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gregory Reychler
- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale Et Clinique (IREC), Pôle de Pneumologie, ORL Et Dermatologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 55, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Secteur de Kinésithérapie Et Ergothérapie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Département de Kinésithérapie, Haute École Léonard de Vinci, Parnasse-ISEI, Brussels, Belgium
| | - Marie Standaert
- Département de Kinésithérapie, Haute École Léonard de Vinci, Parnasse-ISEI, Brussels, Belgium
| | - Nicolas Audag
- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale Et Clinique (IREC), Pôle de Pneumologie, ORL Et Dermatologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 55, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Secteur de Kinésithérapie Et Ergothérapie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Département de Kinésithérapie, Haute École Léonard de Vinci, Parnasse-ISEI, Brussels, Belgium
| | - Gilles Caty
- Service de Médecine Physique, Centre Hospitalier Wallonie Picarde (CHWAPI), Tournai, Belgium
| | - Annie Robert
- Pôle Epidémiologie Et Biostatistique, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale Et Clinique, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
| | - William Poncin
- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale Et Clinique (IREC), Pôle de Pneumologie, ORL Et Dermatologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 55, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Secteur de Kinésithérapie Et Ergothérapie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Département de Kinésithérapie, Haute École Léonard de Vinci, Parnasse-ISEI, Brussels, Belgium
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