Observational studyAtencion primaria2017
[Asthma control in patients attending primary care in Spain (Actis study)].
Observational study in Atencion primaria, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Psycho-demographic profile in severe asthma and effect of emotional mood disorders and hyperventilation syndrome on quality of life.BMC psychology · 2021Article
- Prevalence of modifiable factors limiting treatment efficacy of poorly controlled asthma patients: EFIMERA observational study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2020Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess prevalence of non controlled (ACT- Asthma Control Test<20) asthma in real world clinical practice in Spain.
designObservational, cross-sectional study. LOCATION: 58 primary care centers from 13 Autonomous Communities.
participantsAsthma patients attending physicians office to collect repeat prescriptions for continuous treatment (Group A), or due to symptoms worsening (Group B). MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, education, smoking history), physician's assessment of asthma severity, current treatment for asthma, co-morbidities, healthcare-related resources utilization (primary care or emergency visits, hospitalizations), labour or school absenteeism, ACT score and treatment adherence.
results376 patients from group A and 262 from group B were included, 59% female, mean age 45 years, 21% smokers and time since asthma diagnosis 8.9 years. 87% were on short acting beta-2 agonists, 62% long acting beta-2 agonists with inhaled corticosteroids and 13.8% regular inhaled corticosteroids. Poor asthma control was observed in 75.6% from group B and 23.8% from group A; only 5.3% from group A showed total asthma control (ACT=25). Poorer asthma control was significantly associated with longer disease duration and higher use of resources.
conclusionsPrevalence of poor asthma control among patients attending due to symptoms worsening continues to be very high even in patients who come to renew their prescription. Poor asthma control is associated to high use of resources and high impact on burden of disease.
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