Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents with Difficult-To-Treat Asthma

Abstract

Behavioral problems and a lower quality of life are suggested to be more pronounced in clinically treated children and adolescents with difficult-to-treat asthma than in asthma patients who are not classified as difficult-to-treat asthma. With respect to practical implications, our data suggest that health-care professionals should - especially in children and adolescents with difficult-to-treat asthma - assess and, if necessary, treat behavioral problems.