The present authors explored the relationship between asthma control status, as measured by a derived Asthma Control Test (ACT) score, and the utilisation and cost of healthcare in Europe. Data were derived from a European survey of asthma patients. Frequency of healthcare resource use was identified from the dataset and per-patient mean cost of asthma management estimated. Drug costs were not ...

Cross-country skiing causes strain in the airways because skiers train and compete cold air. The aim of this survey was to investigate prevalence age at onset asthma, asthma control, use medication Finnish competitive cross-country skiers. All who were enrolled largest national competitions winter 2019 (n = 1282) invited study via Ski Association. A control group 1733) matched for responding by...

BACKGROUND Asthma exacerbations are important events that affect disease control, but predictive factors for severe or moderate exacerbations are not known. The objective was to study the predictive factors for moderate (ME) and severe (SE) exacerbations in asthma patients receiving outpatient care. METHODS Patients aged > 12 years with asthma were included in the study and followed-up at 4-m...

Methods Between January 2011 and December 2011, a total of 293 consecutive asthmatic adult patients (56.7% female, 43.3% male) attending to our out-patients clinic (Sezana) were involved in the study. The diagnosis of asthma was assessed according to Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Asthma control was assessed by Asthma Control Test (ACT). Information about obesity was collected ...

INTRODUCTION The goal of asthma treatment is to obtain and maintain a good control of symptoms. Investigating factors associated with inadequately control asthma could help in strategies to improve asthma control. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with inadequately controlled asthma in asthma patients under chest specialist care. METHODS A cross-sectional stu...

objective: asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory airways distinguished by edema and infiltration of inflammatory immune cells. to test our hypothesis about the anti-inflammatory effect of saffron, we examined effects of crocus sativus (c. sativus) extract as a prophylactic anti-inflammatory agent in sensitized rats. materials and methods: to induce experimental asthma, rat...

Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical files of all pediatric pts treated with omalizumab from December 2009 to July 2013. The evaluated parameters included: adverse reactions to omalizumab, clinical evolution, Asthma Control Test (ACT) and Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) score evolution and medication decrease. Statistical significance was defined by a p value in the a...