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1Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, USA. hsharma@cnmc.org
Abstract:
Self-management education is recommended by national guidelines as an integral component of asthma care. Current evidence supports that asthma education is effective in improving clinical outcomes among children with asthma. Despite the evidence-based guideline recommendations, education is not uniformly provided to asthma patients, resulting in missed opportunities to improve asthma control. Several structural, provider-specific, and patient-specific barriers exist to the provision of asthma education. This review examines those pitfalls, including those specific to adolescents, and summarizes the current evidence for potential solutions.
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