After asthma: redefining airways diseases
Executive summary Asthma is responsible for considerable global morbidity and health-care
costs. Substantial progress was made against key outcomes such as hospital admissions …
costs. Substantial progress was made against key outcomes such as hospital admissions …
The prevalence of severe refractory asthma
PPW Hekking, RR Wener, M Amelink… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Severe asthma is characterized by difficulty to achieve disease control despite
high-intensity treatment. However, prevalence figures of severe asthma are lacking …
high-intensity treatment. However, prevalence figures of severe asthma are lacking …
Effects of care coordination on hospitalization, quality of care, and health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries: 15 randomized trials
D Peikes, A Chen, J Schore, R Brown - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Medicare expenditures of patients with chronic illnesses might be reduced through
improvements in care, patient adherence, and communication. Objective To determine …
improvements in care, patient adherence, and communication. Objective To determine …
Validation of the 'Test of the Adherence to Inhalers'(TAI) for asthma and COPD patients
Abstract Background: To validate the 'Test of Adherence to Inhalers'(TAI), a 12-item
questionnaire designed to assess the adherence to inhalers in patients with COPD or …
questionnaire designed to assess the adherence to inhalers in patients with COPD or …
Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma
Background Despite its proven efficacy in improving symptoms and reducing exacerbations,
many patients with asthma are not fully adherent to their steroid inhaler. Suboptimal …
many patients with asthma are not fully adherent to their steroid inhaler. Suboptimal …
The prevalence of nonadherence in difficult asthma
J Gamble, M Stevenson, E McClean… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: With the advent of new and expensive therapies for severe refractory asthma,
targeting the appropriate patients is important. An important issue is identifying …
targeting the appropriate patients is important. An important issue is identifying …
Quantifying the proportion of severe asthma exacerbations attributable to inhaled corticosteroid nonadherence
LK Williams, EL Peterson, K Wells… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Asthma is an inflammatory condition often punctuated by episodic
symptomatic worsening, and accordingly, patients with asthma might have waxing and …
symptomatic worsening, and accordingly, patients with asthma might have waxing and …
The effect of an electronic monitoring device with audiovisual reminder function on adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and school attendance in children with …
Background Suboptimum adherence to preventive asthma treatment is associated with
substantial morbidity and mortality, yet adherence often remains poor. We aimed to …
substantial morbidity and mortality, yet adherence often remains poor. We aimed to …
[HTML][HTML] Short-acting beta-2-agonist exposure and severe asthma exacerbations: SABINA findings from Europe and North America
Background Expert national/global asthma management recommendations raise the issue
whether a safe threshold of short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA) use without concomitant …
whether a safe threshold of short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA) use without concomitant …
[CITATION][C] Medication adherence and the risk of severe asthma exacerbations: a systematic review
M Engelkes, HM Janssens… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc