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ArticleCanadian respiratory journal2016

Enablers of Physician Prescription of a Long-Term Asthma Controller in Patients with Persistent Asthma.

Francine M Ducharme, Alexandrine J Lamontagne, Lucie Blais, Roland Grad, Kim L Lavoie, Simon L Bacon, Martha L McKinney, Eve Desplats, Pierre Ernst

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Article in Canadian respiratory journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Francine M DucharmeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5; Clinical Research and Knowledge Transfer Unit on Childhood Asthma, Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7.ORCID 0000-0001-5096-0614
Alexandrine J LamontagneClinical Research and Knowledge Transfer Unit on Childhood Asthma, Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5.ORCID 0000-0003-1272-0382
Lucie BlaisDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1J4.ORCID 0000-0001-8420-3128
Roland GradDepartment of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1E2.ORCID 0000-0002-1591-613X
Kim L LavoieMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H4J 1C5; Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3C 3P8.ORCID 0000-0003-2606-1357
Simon L BaconMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H4J 1C5; Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada H4B 1R6.ORCID 0000-0001-7075-0358
Martha L McKinneyClinical Research and Knowledge Transfer Unit on Childhood Asthma, Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5.
Eve DesplatsResearch Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5.
Pierre ErnstDivisions of Clinical Epidemiology and of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1E2; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H4A 3J1.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAHôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal · CAJewish General Hospital · CAMcGill University · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversité du Québec à Montréal · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. We aimed to identify key enablers of physician prescription of a long-term controller in patients with persistent asthma. Methods. We conducted a mailed survey of randomly selected Quebec physicians. We sent a 102-item questionnaire, seeking reported management regarding one of 4 clinical vignettes of a poorly controlled adult or child and endorsement of enablers to prescribe long-term controllers. Results. With a 56% participation rate, 421 physicians participated. Most (86%) would prescribe a long-term controller (predominantly inhaled corticosteroids, ICS) to the patient in their clinical vignette. Determinants of intention were the recognition of persistent symptoms (OR 2.67), goal of achieving long-term control (OR 5.31), and high comfort level in initiating long-term ICS (OR 2.33). Decision tools, pharmacy reports, reminders, and specific training were strongly endorsed by ≥60% physicians to support optimal management. Physicians strongly endorsed asthma education, lung function testing, specialist opinion, accessible asthma clinic, and paramedical healthcare professionals to guide patients, as enablers to improve patient adherence to and physicians' comfort with long-term ICS. Interpretation. Tools and training to improve physician knowledge, skills, and perception towards long-term ICS and resources that increase patient adherence and physician comfort to facilitate long-term ICS prescription should be considered as targets for implementation.

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Practice Patterns, Physicians'Administration, InhalationAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAsthmaChildFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesAdrenal Cortex Hormones

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PMID27445537
PMCPMC4925971
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