The adolescent with asthma experiences a period of physical and psychosocial changes
that affect their health and well-being. Overall, adolescents with asthma are at increased risk …

Background Many adolescents have poor asthma control and impaired quality of life despite
the availability of modern pharmacotherapy. Research suggests that poor adherence to …

Background Anaphylaxis is a potentially life‐threatening disorder that can affect people of all
ages. Young people are at a disproportionately increased risk of anaphylaxis deaths for …

Asthma morbidity in adolescents often results from inadequate asthma self‐management.
This study was to explore barriers to self‐management perceived by adolescents and to …

PURPOSE: Asthma morbidity in children is associated with family psychosocial functioning.
Although the family plays a pivotal role in maintaining optimal asthma care, the mechanism …

This article reviews an emerging area of research on patients with asthma: namely, illness
perceptions and their relationships with various aspects of outcome. The article briefly …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led asthma self-management program for
adolescents. Design Randomized controlled trial comparing a peer-led asthma program …

Background: Adolescents with asthma have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality than
other age groups. Asthma self-management has been shown to improve outcomes; …

Objective: Regular physical activity (PA) is an important component of pediatric asthma
management. No studies have examined how in-school asthma management influences PA …

Summary Background and Objective Despite literature that spans twenty years describing
the barriers to asthma self‐management in adolescents, successful, clinically based …