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Understanding the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults with allergic conditions: a systematic review

Understanding the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults with allergic conditions: a systematic review
Understanding the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults with allergic conditions: a systematic review

Background: Adolescence represents a vulnerable time for individuals with asthma and allergic conditions. They suffer an unexpected degree of morbidity. This systematic review aimed to understand the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults with these conditions. Methods: A systematic literature search was undertaken across eight databases. References were checked by two reviewers for inclusion. Study data were extracted, and their quality was assessed in duplicate. A narrative meta-synthesis was undertaken. Results: A total of 108 papers describing 106 studies were retrieved, most focused on asthma. Five themes were identified across studies: (a) Health-related quality of life—impairment was associated with poor disease control, psychosocial issues, adolescent-onset allergic disease and female sex; (b) Psychological factors—asthma and food allergy were associated with anxiety and depression, atopic dermatitis was associated with suicidal ideation, and that parental emotional support may be protective; (c) Adherence—suboptimal adherence was associated with older age, barriers to medication usage, poor symptom perception and failure to take responsibility, and positive factors were routines, simpler treatment regimes, better knowledge and perceptions about medications; (d) Self-management—facilitated by education, knowledge and a positive attitude; and (e) Supportive relationships—families could modify barriers to adherence and foster positive views about self-management, adolescents suggested that their peers should be more involved in supporting them, and adolescents also wished to have support from nonjudgemental healthcare professionals. Conclusions: We have some understanding of the challenges faced by adolescents with asthma, less so for other allergic conditions. This knowledge will be used to support guidelines for managing adolescents.

adolescent, allergy, asthma, food allergy, rhinoconjunctivitis, transition, young adult
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Pite, Helena
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Mortz, Charlotte G.
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Vazquez-Ortiz, Marta, Angier, Elizabeth, Blumchen, Katharina, Comberiati, Pasquale, Duca, Bettina, DunnGalvin, Audrey, Gore, Claudia, Hox, Valérie, Jensen, Britt, Pite, Helena, Santos, Alexandra F., Sanchez, Silvia, Alviani, Cherry, Garriga-Baraut, Teresa, Knibb, Rebecca, Mortz, Charlotte G., Gowland, M. Hazel, Timmermans, Frans and Roberts, Graham (2020) Understanding the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults with allergic conditions: a systematic review. Allergy, 75 (8), 1849-1879. (doi:10.1111/all.14258).

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Abstract

Background: Adolescence represents a vulnerable time for individuals with asthma and allergic conditions. They suffer an unexpected degree of morbidity. This systematic review aimed to understand the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults with these conditions. Methods: A systematic literature search was undertaken across eight databases. References were checked by two reviewers for inclusion. Study data were extracted, and their quality was assessed in duplicate. A narrative meta-synthesis was undertaken. Results: A total of 108 papers describing 106 studies were retrieved, most focused on asthma. Five themes were identified across studies: (a) Health-related quality of life—impairment was associated with poor disease control, psychosocial issues, adolescent-onset allergic disease and female sex; (b) Psychological factors—asthma and food allergy were associated with anxiety and depression, atopic dermatitis was associated with suicidal ideation, and that parental emotional support may be protective; (c) Adherence—suboptimal adherence was associated with older age, barriers to medication usage, poor symptom perception and failure to take responsibility, and positive factors were routines, simpler treatment regimes, better knowledge and perceptions about medications; (d) Self-management—facilitated by education, knowledge and a positive attitude; and (e) Supportive relationships—families could modify barriers to adherence and foster positive views about self-management, adolescents suggested that their peers should be more involved in supporting them, and adolescents also wished to have support from nonjudgemental healthcare professionals. Conclusions: We have some understanding of the challenges faced by adolescents with asthma, less so for other allergic conditions. This knowledge will be used to support guidelines for managing adolescents.

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Accepted/In Press date: 6 March 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 March 2020
Published date: 1 August 2020
Additional Information: Funding Information: We would like to acknowledge the support of EAACI in funding the development of this systematic review. We would like to thank Paula Sands for her assistance in optimizing the search strategy. We thank Knut Brockow, Helen Brough, Chrissie Jones, Antonio Nieto and Gunter Sturm for providing their expert feedback on the final draft of the paper. We would also like to thank the EAACI Executive Committee for their helpful comments and suggestions. Much of the preparatory work for this systematic review was undertaken within the context of the Its My Asthma study, funded by Asthma UK (the Joanna Martin Project). An early draft of the self-management section was prepared by EA and submitted as her project as part of her Allergy MSc (University of Southampton). Publisher Copyright: © 2020 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
Keywords: adolescent, allergy, asthma, food allergy, rhinoconjunctivitis, transition, young adult

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Local EPrints ID: 441424
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/441424
ISSN: 0105-4538
PURE UUID: 7d253c26-97c7-4f34-8bc1-b5f404e5aeef
ORCID for Graham Roberts: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2252-1248

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Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:01

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Author: Marta Vazquez-Ortiz
Author: Elizabeth Angier
Author: Katharina Blumchen
Author: Pasquale Comberiati
Author: Bettina Duca
Author: Audrey DunnGalvin
Author: Claudia Gore
Author: Valérie Hox
Author: Britt Jensen
Author: Helena Pite
Author: Alexandra F. Santos
Author: Silvia Sanchez
Author: Cherry Alviani
Author: Teresa Garriga-Baraut
Author: Rebecca Knibb
Author: Charlotte G. Mortz
Author: M. Hazel Gowland
Author: Frans Timmermans
Author: Graham Roberts ORCID iD

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