Self-Reported Stressful Life Events During Adolescence and Subsequent Asthma: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although exposure to stressful life events in adolescence has been associated with poor health as measured by number of physicians' visits and symptom scores, little is known regarding stress in adolescence and either concurrent or subsequent asthma.

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore whether life events in adolescence are associated with either concurrent or new active asthma.

Methods

The Tucson Children's Respiratory Study, a prospective population-based birth cohort, surveyed participants at 10 ages between 6 and 29 years regarding respiratory health. Asthma was defined as a physician-diagnosis of asthma with symptoms during the previous year. At age 16, participants (n = 318) were queried regarding stressful life events using the 67-it

SUBMITTER: Oren E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5591640 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar - Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature