title: [Adolescence and asthma management: the perspective of adolescents receiving primary health care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the influence of adolescence characteristics on asthma management.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a qualitative study conducted in the city of Divinópolis, in Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil. The data were collected by semi-structured interviews guided by an interview guide with seven asthmatic adolescents followed in primary public health service of the city.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using content analysis, three thematic categories were found in the adolescents responses: 1) Family relationships in the treatment of asthma in adolescence; 2) The asthmatic adolescent and their peers; and 3) The role of the school in the asthmatic adolescents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results showed that peers, family and school should be more valued by professionals and by health services and care for asthmatic adolescents since these social relationships are intimately connected with teenagers and have an important role for the asthma treatment. Attempts to meet the demands of adolescents contribute to improve asthma management.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, Brasil. Electronic address: alissonaraujo@ufsj.edu.br.
authors.forename: Alisson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Regina Lunardi
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristina Gonçalves
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Alvim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Asma; Asthma; adolescent; adolescente; atenção primária à saúde; pesquisa qualitativa; primary health care; qualitative research