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Sudden death in adolescent asthma.

N J Lewiston1, S Rubinstein

  • 1Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.

New England and Regional Allergy Proceedings
|September 1, 1986
PubMed
Summary

Asthma mortality is rising in adolescents. Key risks include nighttime asthma worsening, non-compliance, daily stress, and depression, which may help explain and reduce asthma deaths.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Asthma Research

Background:

  • Increasing mortality rates from asthma observed in the adolescent population.
  • The precise reasons for this trend remain unclear, but multifactorial contributors are suspected.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify high-risk factors contributing to asthma-related mortality in adolescents.
  • To inform targeted interventions for at-risk individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Review and identification of key risk areas associated with adolescent asthma mortality.
  • Analysis of physiological, psychological, and social factors impacting disease management.

Main Results:

  • Four primary areas of concern identified: nighttime asthma worsening ('dipping'), non-compliance with treatment, life stressors (including parental expectations), and comorbid depression/suicidal ideation.
  • These factors collectively place adolescents with asthma at significant risk.

Conclusions:

  • Early identification of at-risk adolescents is crucial.
  • Intervening in identified risk factors holds potential for reducing asthma-related deaths in this vulnerable group.

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