The effectiveness of interventions to improve self-management for adolescents and young adults with allergic conditions: A systematic review.
Rebecca C KnibbCherry AlvianiTeresa Garriga-BarautCharlotte Gotthard MortzMarta Vazquez-OrtizElizabeth AngierKaterina BlumchenPasquale ComberiatiBettina DucaAudrey Dunn GalvinClaudia GoreValerie HoxBritt JensenHelena PiteAlexandra F SantosSilvia Sanchez-GarciaM Hazel GowlandFrans TimmermansGraham C RobertsPublished in: Allergy (2021)
Although significant improvements were seen for all intervention types, many were small feasibility or pilot studies, few studies reported effect sizes and no studies for allergic conditions other than asthma met the inclusion criteria. Research using large longitudinal interventional designs across the range of allergic conditions is required to strengthen the evidence base.