Mental Well-being and General Health in Adolescents with Asthma: The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy Birth Cohort Study

ObjectivesTo assess whether adolescents with asthma experience a lower mental well-being and general health than their peers without asthma.Study designData from the Prevention Incidence of Asthma Mite Allergy study were used. At ages 11, 14, 17, 20 years, 2651, 2522, 2094, 2206 participants, respectively, completed questionnaires. Their parents questionnaires at 11 (n = 2660), 14 2338), 17 years 1872). was defined according to Mechanisms Development criteria. Mental measured using Health Index-5 reported by adolescents. General health, on 4-point Likert scale, parents. We estimated associations perceived generalized estimating equations.ResultsAt 6.7%, 6.9%, 5.0%, 6.6%, had asthma. Adolescents did not score differently Index less likely good or excellent (aOR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.26-0.51 for intermittent 0.33; 0.25-0.41 persistent asthma). These results remain similar across different ages.ConclusionsThe is that asthma, although are perceive health. To Data equations. ages. The