Nucera Eleonora, Rizzi Angela, Agrosì Chiara, Lohmeyer Franziska Michaela, Inchingolo Riccardo
UOSD Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica, Dipartimento Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Children (Basel). 2022 Mar 30;9(4):476. doi: 10.3390/children9040476.
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation and recognized as the most prevalent chronic illness among children. Despite this, the knowledge as to how asthma affects adolescents is still scarce. One of the main management problems of asthmatic adolescents is the poor adherence to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. The assessment of respiratory function and the impact on quality of life are still two crucial challenges in the management of asthmatic adolescents. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted physicians to explore complementary management strategies including telemedicine technologies. This review aims to provide an update on the contribution of respiratory functional tests, how asthma affects quality of life of adolescents and, finally, how telemedicine contributes to the management of adolescent asthmatics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
哮喘是一种异质性疾病,通常以慢性气道炎症为特征,被认为是儿童中最常见的慢性疾病。尽管如此,关于哮喘如何影响青少年的知识仍然匮乏。哮喘青少年的主要管理问题之一是对药物和非药物治疗的依从性差。呼吸功能评估及其对生活质量的影响仍是哮喘青少年管理中的两个关键挑战。此外,新冠疫情促使医生探索包括远程医疗技术在内的补充管理策略。本综述旨在更新呼吸功能测试的作用、哮喘如何影响青少年的生活质量,以及最后远程医疗如何在新冠疫情期间对青少年哮喘的管理做出贡献。