Mental Health in Adolescents with Allergic Diseases-Using Data from the 2014 Korean Youth's Risk Behavior Web-based Study

A study on depression among adolescents with asthma in South Korea using the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-Based Survey

“…Another study found a significant association between health behaviours such as smoking, PA, and stress and asthma diagnosis among teenagers in Korea [19]. Depression was found to be more likely in females than in males in another study, and in adolescents with asthma with low economic status and academic achievement [14], which supports the results of the study.…”

“…According to a study on chronic stress and asthma among ado-lescents, asthmatic adolescents often experience anxiety and depression when they are exposed to stressors, and those who experience anxiety and depression are at an increased risk of experiencing exacerbated asthma symptoms [22]. In a study that analysed data from a 2014 online survey of youth health behaviours in Korea [14], the rate of depression among adolescents with asthma was 32.6%; in other words, adolescents with asthma were 1.38 times more likely to experience depression compared to adolescents without asthma. In addition, the stress-recognition rate of adolescents with asthma was 40.1%-1.15 times higher than that of asthma-free adolescents (36.8%).…”

“…Many studies have been conducted in Korea on childhood asthma; a web search using the keywords "child" and "asthma" among Korean sources was found to return 383 manuscripts [11]. Adolescents with allergic diseases such as asthma have been found to have poorer mental health compared to adolescents without allergic diseases, and stress awareness, depression, and suicidal thoughts were 1.15-1.40 times higher among this group [14]. In addition, high degrees of perceived stress, exhaustion, hospital anxiety, depression, and health concerns have been reported among adolescents with asthma [15].…”

Association between Secondhand Smoke and Allergic Diseases in Korean Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2019 KYRBS

“…KYRBS protocol was approved by the institutional review board of the KDCA(2014-06EXP-02-P-A) and informed consent was obtained from all participants. Additional information is provided elsewhere [ 14 ].…”

“…SHS increases the prevalence of asthma, an allergic disease [ 13 ], and studies by He et al have shown a positive association between prenatal and postpartum SHS exposure and the incidence of childhood asthma, asthma-like syndromes, and wheezing [ 12 , 14 ]. However, the participants of these studies were mainly adults or children, and there have been insufficient studies recruiting adolescents.…”