Transitioning Asthma Care From Adolescents to Adults: Severe Asthma Series.
Chest
; 160(4): 1192-1199, 2021 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1509657
ABSTRACT
Children with asthma grow to become adults with asthma. Adolescents are not simply older children and do not automatically transform into independent adults, nor do they become proficient in self-management of their condition overnight. Adolescence is a high-risk time for many people with asthma, with increased risk of asthma-related morbidity and mortality. Children with high-risk asthma attend hospital-based asthma clinics with their parents until they reach young adulthood, and parents usually take on the significant burden of disease management on behalf of their children. Once patients are transferred to adult medical teams, many will continue to have limited knowledge about their asthma, limited understanding of how to manage their symptoms and comorbidities, and limited comprehension of how and why to take their regular medication. Adolescence is a critical time of change during which young people yearn for autonomy. Effective transition gives young people the skills and knowledge necessary to manage their health independently and provides the substrate for autonomous care, the bed rock of long-term conditions. This review focuses on the challenges of adolescent health care and provides guidance on how to take a planned, patient-centered approach to ensure each transition is effective and safe.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
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Transition to Adult Care
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chest
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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