ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2014
Level of asthma control and its relationship with medication use in asthma patients in Brazil.
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- The use of systemic corticosteroids in asthma management in Latin American countries.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2023Review
- Misperception of poor asthma control in the outpatients clinic of a tertiary hospital in Rio de Janeiro.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2022Article
- Yes, there really are individuals with severe asthma: the importance and limitations of data obtained from specialized centers.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2020Article
- Impact of asthma control on different age groups in five Latin American countries.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2020Article
- Celebrating World Asthma Day in Brazil: is the glass half full or half empty?Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2019Article
- Is a low level of education a limiting factor for asthma control in a population with access to pulmonologists and to treatment?Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2019Article
- Levels of knowledge about asthma of parents of asthmatic children.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2018Article
- The paradox of asthma: neglect, burden, and big data.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisilogiaArticle
- An expert review on breaking barriers in severe asthma in Brazil: Time to act.Chronic respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess asthma patients in Brazil in terms of the level of asthma control, compliance with maintenance treatment, and the use of rescue medication.
methodsWe used data from a Latin American survey of a total of 400 asthma patients in four Brazilian state capitals, all of whom completed a questionnaire regarding asthma control and treatment.
resultsIn that sample, the prevalence of asthma was 8.8%. Among the 400 patients studied, asthma was classified, in accordance with the Global Initiative for Asthma criteria, as controlled, partially controlled, and uncontrolled in 37 (9.3%), 226 (56.5%), and 137 (34.3%), respectively. In those three groups, the proportion of patients on maintenance therapy in the past four weeks was 5.4%, 19.9%, and 41.6%, respectively. The use of rescue medication was significantly more common in the uncontrolled asthma group (86.9%; p < 0.001).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that, in accordance with the established international criteria, asthma is uncontrolled in the vast majority of asthma patients in Brazil. Maintenance medications are still underutilized in Brazil, and patients with partially controlled or uncontrolled asthma are more likely to use rescue medications and oral corticosteroids.
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