Special Issue "Asthma and Its Impact in Adolescents"

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Global and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Roberto W. Dal Negro
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Guest Editor
National Centre for Respiratory Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology, 37124 Verona, Italy
Interests: asthma; cough; inhalation devices and their usability; pharmacoeconomics of respiratory diseases

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease that limits the quality of life of adolescents and causes a high socio-economic impact to their families and the health-care system. Allergic inflammation represents the most frequent cause of asthma in adolescents, frequently related to a familial predisposition. The incidence of asthma has increased dramatically during the last few decades, particularly in urban areas of developed countries, but also in developing countries, due to their peculiar social, economic, and environmental conditions. Morbidity and mortality of bronchial asthma is still significant all over the world; however, instances are still increasing in several countries, independent of the widespread growth of specific biological, epidemiological, pathophysiological, pharmacological, and clinical knowledge. Moreover, appropriate diagnostic tools are now available and of acceptable cost in the majority of countries. Robust international behavioral and interventional guidelines have extensively penetrated all continents with the aim to significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality of asthma in children and adolescents. The main goals of these actions were, and still are, oriented towards optimizing asthma control and the quality of life of these young patients. In other words, to improve their daily life and their relational and school activities), and to contain the socio-economic burden of the disease, mainly due to hospitalizations and GP and/or Specialist visits; diagnostics, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments (direct costs) together with school (or work) absenteeism or presenteeism (indirect costs). Nevertheless, despite these huge efforts, bronchial asthma is still underestimated. In particular, the awareness of asthma is still dramatically low in adolescents and teenagers, who tend to neglect and disregard their health status, and refuse or abandon the treatments prescribed, especially if long-lasting, thus leading to uncontrolled asthma or life-threatening relapses. A further current (even if dated) critical point in adolescents is the educational approach and the appropriate use of inhalation devices. In conclusion, several crucial challenges are still ongoing in adolescent asthma, despite modern omics in the pandemic era. In any case, we must be aware that the final results of our actions always stem from the most updated scientific knowledge. The aim of the present Special  Issue is to highlight and update the role of major factors capable of influencing and optimizing the definition of asthma and its management in adolescents.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Roberto W. Dal Negro
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • bronchial asthma
  • asthma impact
  • adolescents

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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