The clinical presentation of asthma and intensity airway inflammation presents with heterogeneity. Asthma management aims to minimize the symptom s risk exacerbations achieve control over disease. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, occupational environmental factors, a genetic predisposition, among others. therapy disease . Pharmacological treatment is based

Control and severity of asthma are two different but complementary concepts. The severity of asthma could influence the control over time. The aim of this study was to demonstrate this relationship. A total 365 patients with persistent asthma (severity) were enrolled and followed-up prospectively. Data were analysed using a continuous time homogeneous Markov model of the natural history of asth...

BACKGROUND According to the Global Initiative of Asthma, the aim of asthma treatment is to gain and maintain control. In the INTERNATIONAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT ON ASTHMA CONTROL (LIAISON) study, we evaluated the level of asthma control and quality of life (QoL), as well as their determinants and impact in a population consulting specialist settings. METHODS LIAISON is a...

one of the most important goals in treating chronic diseases, especially asthma, is the promotion of quality of life (qol). the present study aimed at identifying the effect of educating method on the qol of children, who suffered from asthma.in this clinical trial study, 80 children aged 6-12 years with asthma were divided into two groups: control (face-to-face method) and experimental (visual...

asthma is the most  common  chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by cough, wheezing and dyspnea in children. nutrition  is an important  factor which influences on induction and exacerbation of asthma. there are controversies to use vitamin e in asthmatic patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin e supplement in children with moderate asthma. this is a randomi...

International guidelines on asthma management indicate that the primary goal of treatment should be optimum asthma control. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ). The authors generated a list of all symptoms used to assess control and sent it to 100 asthma clinicians who were members of guidelines committees (18 countries). They scored each sym...

The main objective of asthma treatment is to control symptoms of the disease; however, despite the availability of guidelines and many groups of medications, the degree of control of this condition is insufficient. In difficult-to-treat asthma, the optimal control cannot be achieved due to reasons independent of the disease. Factors worsening asthma control include: inadequate treatment plan (l...