ReviewJournal of asthma and allergy2023
Medication Adherence in People with Asthma: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Patient and Health Professional Perspectives.
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- Harnessing Machine Learning and Electronic Health Record Data to Improve Asthma Management.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2026Review
- Severe Asthma in Women: Clinical Characteristics and Pharmacological Implications for Tailored Management.Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases · 2026Article
- Patient perceptions of inhaled asthma medications: a qualitative study in Northern Sri Lanka.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Identification and longitudinal evaluation of inhaled medication adherence barriers using clinical natural language processing in asthma: a real-world cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Inhaled treatment adherence patterns and related barriers across three monthly follow-up waves among patients with cough variant asthma: a clinical natural language processing study.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Observational
- A qualitative evaluation of asthma patients' treatment adherence and psychosocial challenges in their daily lives: A phenomenological design.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2026Article
- A guide for a patient-centric approach to asthma management: results of a European Delphi consensus programme.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Review
- Reliability of the Amharic Version of the Medication Adherence Report Scale and Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire in Patients with Asthma in Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2025Article
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- Early benefit of mepolizumab on small airways in severe asthma: insights from the IMPOSE study.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Optimizing adherence to medication to improve outcomes in asthma.Current opinion in pulmonary medicine · 2025Review
- Psychometric Validation of the Speed of Change in Feeling of Health (SCFH) Questionnaire: Findings from the NEWTON Sub-Study in Italian Asthma Patients.Patient related outcome measures · 2025Article
- Shared decision making - a review of its evaluation, efficacy, and applicability in asthma.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- The effect of mepolizumab dosage form on treatment outcomes in severe asthma.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Unlocking Better Asthma Control: A Narrative Review of Adherence to Asthma Therapy and Innovative Monitoring Solutions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Pharmacists's knowledge, attitude, and practices towards pharmaceutical and patient-centred care in asthma management: A national study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Article
- Real-world outcomes of mepolizumab for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma in Canada: an observational study.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2024Article
- Prescriber adherence to asthma treatment guidelines and its impact on symptom control in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseArticle
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Background: Increased medication adherence leads to better asthma control and health outcomes. However, many studies have found that patient adherence to maintenance medication is poor. Aim: We undertook a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies, to investigate asthma patient and healthcare professionals' perspectives of medication adherence. Methods: This systematic review was reported by following the PRISMA guidelines. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggregative approach was used for the qualitative synthesis. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022346831). Results: In total, 12 articles were included in the review. These articles reported findings from 433 participants in total, which included 315 patients and 118 healthcare professionals. Four synthesised findings with sub-themes were identified from the reviewed studies. These synthesised findings were described as: 1) The role of relationship and communication with/between Healthcare Professionals in medication adherence; 2) Insufficient information from Healthcare Professionals acting as a barrier for adherence; 3) How patient's attitude/beliefs effect their adherence to medication; and 4) Patients' personal behaviour and other relevant barriers. Conclusion: The synthesized findings provide a strong evidence-base of patient and health professionals' perspectives and behaviours toward medication adherence, which helps to identify and address non-adherence. Healthcare providers can use these findings to support patients' adherence to asthma medications. The findings suggest that empowering people to make informed decisions around medication adherence rather than "adherence controlling" by health professionals is very important. Effective dialogue and appropriate education are critical approaches to increase medication adherence.
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