title: Participation in daily life of children with asthma.
abstract: Asthma can have a negative effect on psychological and social well-being in childhood. Sports participation, school attendance, and quality of life are important issues for children with asthma and their parents. However, a structural evaluation of these factors is not always incorporated in the routine medical approach of children with asthma. Moreover, goals in asthma treatment, such as minimal symptoms and normal activity levels, are achieved in a minority of children. This review describes determinants that are important for the well-being of children with asthma and their parents. Besides the control of symptoms, factors such as sports participation, socializing in peer groups, school attendance, and quality of life must be considered. These issues are relevant when evaluating the management of children and adolescents with asthma. A multidisciplinary evaluation by a pediatrician, school nurse, gym teacher, and psychologist might contribute to an important decrease in the impact of asthma on daily life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands. R.vanGent@mmc.nl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Gent
authors.forename: E E M
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: van Essen-Zandvliet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klijn
authors.forename: H J L
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Brackel
authors.forename: J L L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kimpen
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: van Der Ent
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D004777:Environment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013177:Sports
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents