Participants
asthma
ASTHMA
Participants included the adolescents with uncontrolled asthma who were referred to paediatric clinics. The inclusion criteria were adolescents aged 10–15; all of them had a history of asthma clinically diagnosed at least 1 year ago as well as using the inhaled corticosteroids under the supervision of the paediatrician. The exclusion criteria were those who were receiving medical treatment for physical and/or mental illnesses and who were absent for more than one session. After preparing the list of adolescents, those who were willing to participate in the study were selected. The sample size was calculated based on the results of a Zarei et al study (Zarei et al., Sample size calculation equation.After attending the appointment and obtaining the written informed consent from the parents, adolescents were randomly assigned in experimental and control groups. Figure Flow chart of the study participants.