title: [Asthma attacks at school in Italian adolescents].
abstract: We evaluated the occurrence of asthma attacks at school in a sample of 13,266 adolescents (13-14 year old) from 12 centers across Italy (SIDRIA-2 study). 23.8% of asthmatic subjects reported at least one wheezing attack at school in the previous 12 months. The attacks occurred in the gymnasium (55.4%), in the classroom (42.6%), outside (28.7%), in the bathroom (4.5%) and in other school environments (4%). During the attacks, self-administration of a bronchodilator was reported by 66% of the subjects. Educational programs and specific guidelines to deal with asthmatic schoolchildren are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Università di Siena.
authors.forename: Piersante
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sestini
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciarleglio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forastiere
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannella
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Battisti
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gentilini
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dell'Orco
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: La Grutta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires