IOEASMA: an integrated clinical and educational pathway for managing asthma in children and adolescents.

Background: Due to the lack of real life clinical and educational studies, "Io e l'Asma" Centre performed this implementation research (IR). Evaluate long-term effectiveness on bronchial asthma control of an integrated clinical and educational pathway for asthmatic children and adolescents.

Methods: An observational retrospective pre-post intervention IR study was conducted among 262 children with asthma, ages 6-15 yrs.

Clinical and health promotion asthma management: an intervention for children and adolescents.

Background: Asthma is the leading chronic condition among children. Given this international burden, clinicians and public health professionals applied the Expanded Chronic Care Model to address health adversities of pediatric patients with asthma.

Objective: This study examined the influence of a clinical health promotion initiative on asthma control and appropriate medication management among pediatric patients.