Discover Our Practical and Innovative Tools
We have developed three key tools to support adolescents living with asthma.
Explore these resources to discover how they can enhance care delivery, foster treatment adherence, and strengthen adolescents’ self-management skills.
Our Tools for Promoting Self-Management
We present a range of specialized tools designed to meet the specific needs of adolescents, nurses, and families. Our approach aims to provide practical, effective, and person- and family-centered solutions.
Nursing Pocket Guide
A practical and concise resource designed to support nurses caring for hospitalized adolescents living with asthma. It brings together evidence-based recommendations and nursing strategies aimed at promoting treatment adherence and strengthening self-management skills.
Transition Protocol
A structured protocol designed to progressively support adolescents as they move toward greater independence in managing their condition and healthcare. It helps healthcare professionals tailor their support according to the young person's needs, level of autonomy, and stage of transition.
Interactive Self-Management Checklist
A simple and interactive checklist that enables adolescents to assess their knowledge, asthma management practices, and level of independence. It encourages active participation in care and supports therapeutic patient education.
Who Benefits from These Tools?
These tools were developed to positively impact the daily lives of adolescents, nurses, and families. Discover how they contribute to improving asthma care, strengthening treatment adherence, and supporting the transition toward self-management.
Benefits for Adolescents
These tools promote a better understanding of asthma, encourage greater independence, and foster active involvement in daily care. They help adolescents progressively develop self-management skills and become active partners in their own health and care.
Benefits for Nurses
These tools provide practical support for clinical practice through structured guidance, communication strategies, and resources that facilitate the therapeutic and educational support of hospitalized adolescents living with asthma.
Benefits for Parents and Families
These tools help families better understand the transition toward greater independence while promoting more effective collaboration between adolescents, their relatives, and healthcare professionals.
What Makes Our Tools Unique?
Each of our tools has distinctive features that contribute to its relevance, effectiveness, and applicability in asthma care. Discover the key strengths that make them valuable resources for adolescents, families, and healthcare professionals.
What Makes the Pocket Guide Unique?
The strength of this pocket guide lies in its practical format, ease of use, and direct applicability at the patient's bedside. It combines evidence-based knowledge from the scientific literature with concrete nursing strategies tailored to the specific needs of adolescents, supporting both treatment adherence and the therapeutic relationship between nurses and patients.
The Unique Approach of the Transition Protocol
This protocol stands out for its progressive and individualized approach to fostering independence and self-management. Rather than viewing transition as a simple transfer from pediatric to adult healthcare services, it considers it a comprehensive nursing process centered on the adolescent’s needs, abilities, and pace of development.
The Strength of the Interactive Checklist
The strength of this checklist lies in its interactive and participatory nature. It enables adolescents to self-assess their knowledge, skills, and challenges in managing their asthma, while encouraging reflection, engagement, and meaningful dialogue with healthcare professionals.