Adolescent asthma

Abstract

Pediatricians should utilize a developmental approach, incorporating guideline-based therapies when developing treatment plans for teens with asthma. Resources such as school-based health centers, community health workers, mental health professionals, and possibly asthma specialists are all valuable aids to the physician in the medical home in providing care coordination for their teens with asthma.

Asthma Self-Management Goals, Beliefs and Behaviors of Urban African American Adolescents Prior to Transitioning to Adult Health Care

“…Thus it is essential to take adolescent development into consideration when providing guidance and support to youth as they transition toward adulthood and between points of health services (Bruzzese et al, 2004;Meschke et al, 2012;Sadof & Kaslovsky, 2011). This approach may be helpful to understand the goals that adolescents select, as well as finding strategies to help them refine goals of asthma self-management to support a successful transition process.…”

“…Understanding the asthma self-management goals of youth and involving them in setting these goals is fundamental toward achieving a successful health care transition that promotes optimal health outcomes (Betz et al, 2013;Sadof & Kaslovsky, 2011). When youth are involved in setting goals for asthma self-management, the selected goals are more likely to be relevant, meaningful, and respectful of the youth's needs and beliefs (Meschke et al, 2012), thus improving the likelihood of engagement.…”

Asthma and Adolescents

“…This disease can lead to chronic disease due to airway remodeling (Coffman, Cabana, & Yelin, 2009;Magzamen, Patel, Davis, Edelstein, & Tager, 2008;National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [NHLBI], 2007;Sadof & Kaslovsky, 2011;Wheeler, Buckley, Gerald, Merkle, & Morrison, 2009;Wolf, Guevara, Grum, Clark, & Cates, 2002). Asthma is the reported cause of adolescents and school-age children missing over 13 million school days per year (American Lung Association [ALA], 2011).…”

“…Minority adolescents and those who report a lower socioeconomic status are at higher risk of asthma episodes (Joseph et al, 2007;Sin et al, 2005;Wheeler et al, 2009). Furthermore, African American adolescents have a higher risk of asthma and near-fatal events than do Caucasian or Hispanic adolescents; probably because they lack access to health care (Joseph et al, 2007;Sadof & Kaslovsky, 2011).…”

“…Adolescents are at increased risk of asthma episodes and near-fatal events (Magzamen et al, 2008;Rhee, Belyea, Ciurzynski, & Brasch, 2009;Sadof & Kaslovsky, 2011). Adolescents are more at risk of death from asthma than younger children (Bruzzese et al, 2004;Joseph et al, 2007;Rhee et al, 2009;Sin, Kang, & Weaver, 2005).…”