Features of modern monitoring of the condition of adolescents with asthma

The article reviews the literature, including current data of domestic and foreign researchers on the features of the clinical course, the difficulties of diagnosing and monitoring adolescents with asthma due to the mild severity of symptoms, psycho-emotional characteristics of this age, the difficulty of forming adherence to therapy, underestimating one’s condition, difficulties in communication with the doctor, parents. Taking into account the specific adolescent characteristics, when drawing up a therapeutic program by a specialist, it is necessary to take into account the lifestyle of a teenager, his needs, which will help to ensure monitoring of the quality of therapy, the formation of adherence to treatment, and the prevention of disease progression. Insufficient control of asthma symptoms necessitates the improvement of medical care for adolescent patients. One of the modern directions in this area is the use of remote telecommunication and information technologies, which are readily and successfully mastered by adolescents, which can significantly improve the quality of observation, the level of adherence and control the process of clinical development of asthma.