Adolescent Knowledge of When to Use Inhaled Asthma Medications: Implications for Management.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is unclear how often adolescents with persistent asthma know when to use different inhaled medications (as-needed rescue vs. daily controller; 'accurate use'), or whether this knowledge is associated with clinical asthma outcomes. This study aimed to characterize adolescent knowledge of accurate use; examine whether accurate use is associated with controller medication adherence, asthma symptoms, or exacerbations requiring acute health care services; and determine whether knowledge of accurate use improves following regular exposure to controller medications with school-based directly observed therapy (DOT).

Methods

We analyzed baseline and 7-month data from the School-Based Asthma Care for Teens trial. Adolescents (12-16 years) identified inhaled medications on a

SUBMITTER: Frey SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature