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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 164, Number 12, December 2001, 2200-2205

An Interactive Computer-Animated System (SpiroGame) Facilitates Spirometry in Preschool Children

DAPHNA VILOZNI, MICHAEL BARKER, HEIDEMARIE JELLOUSCHEK, GERHARD HEIMANN, and HANNAH BLAU

Pulmonary Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel; and Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Technical University, Aachen, Germany

Although airway disease in preschool children is common, standard spirometry is limited by the level of cooperation. We evaluated a computer-animated system (SpiroGame) aimed at improving children's performance in spirometry. SpiroGame includes a commercial pneumotachograph (ZAN100; ZAN Messgeraete GmbH, Oberthulba, Germany) and games teaching tidal breathing and all steps of an FVC maneuver. SpiroGame was compared with commercial flow-targeted candle-blowing software (MasterLab, Jaeger, Germany), and with extrapolated predicted values. Of 112 children aged 3 to 6 yr, 10 refused spirometry and 102 proceeded to FVC games and were randomized to initially perform either SpiroGame or candle-blowing. Training lasted 5 to 10 min for SpiroGame and 3 to 7 min for candle-blowing. Acceptable spirometry was performed by 69 of 102 children with SpiroGame and 48 of 102 with candle-blowing (p = 0.005). Order did not affect success. Acceptable FEV1 maneuvers were achieved by 55 children with SpiroGame and two children with candle-blowing. The intrasubject coefficient of variation was 4.0% for FVC and 3.3% for FEV1 with SpiroGame. A premature expiratory break occurred in 41 subjects with candle-blowing and in six with SpiroGame. FEV0.5 could be measured with both systems. FVC and maximal midexpiratory flow at 50% of FVC (MMEF50) values were similar, whereas peak expiratory flow was higher with candle-blowing. In 39 healthy children, most parameters with SpiroGame were similar to extrapolated normal values. We conclude that an interactive computer-animated system facilitates successful spirometry in preschool children.




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