ArticleCanadian respiratory journal
Influence of current or former smoking on asthma management and control.
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- Clinical, economic, and humanistic burden of asthma in Canada: a systematic review.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2013Pooled it
- Longitudinal association of exclusive and dual use of cigarettes and cigars with asthma exacerbation among US adults: a cohort study.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- The Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Adult Asthma Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Hospitalization Due to Asthma Exacerbation: A China Asthma Research Network (CARN) Retrospective Study in 29 Provinces Across Mainland China.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2020Article
- Possible risk factors for poor asthma control assessed in a cross-sectional population-based study from Telemark, Norway.PloS one · 2020Article
- Update on the approach to smoking in patients with respiratory diseases.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2019Review
- Obesity/overweight and asthma control in LEBANESE adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Still Fighting for Breath: a patient survey of the challenges and impact of severe asthma.ERJ open research · 2018Article
- Dual exposure to smoking and household air pollution is associated with an increased risk of severe asthma in adults in Brazil.Clinical and translational allergy · 2018Article
- Smoking cessation strategies for patients with asthma: improving patient outcomes.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2016Review
- Management of asthma in the elderly patient.Clinical interventions in aging · 2013Review
- Results from a community-based program evaluating the effect of changing smoking status on asthma symptom control.BMC public health · 2012Article
- A call for action: Comparative effectiveness research in asthma.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2011Review
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn patients with asthma, smoking has been associated with accelerated decline in pulmonary function, poor disease control and reduced responsiveness to corticosteroids.
objectiveTo assess the influence of current and former smoking on self-reported asthma control and health care use in a large population of asthma patients.
methodsThe present analysis was conducted following a telephone survey of adult Canadians aged 18 to 54 years who had physician-diagnosed asthma and a smoking history of less than 20 pack-years.
resultsOf 893 patients, 268 were former smokers and 108 were current smokers. Daytime and nighttime symptoms, absenteeism from work or school, emergency care use for asthma in the past year, and use of a short-acting bronchodilator without controller medication were reported more frequently by current smokers than nonsmokers and former smokers. Former smokers were not significantly different from nonsmokers with respect to most asthma outcomes.
conclusionsCurrent smokers with asthma show evidence of poorer asthma control and greater acute care needs than lifelong nonsmokers or former smokers. These observations stress the importance of smoking cessation to help achieve asthma control.
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