BACKGROUND Bronchial asthma is a serious global health problem. Depression, the most common mood disorder, is often found to be higher among people with chronic health conditions like bronchial asthma. METHODS Patients with newly diagnosed to have bronchial asthma (n = 100) who fulfilled the study criteria were evaluated for depression with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score. Severity and ...

national representation of the opinions of asthma patients. Questions probed respondents’ views on topics such as patient-reported levels of asthma control, frequency and duration of exacerbations in the past year, and current and recent use of asthma medications. Participants in both surveys had a diagnosis of asthma, had taken asthma medication, or had an asthma attack within 12 months of the...

Controlled studies have shown that monitoring of the exhaled nitric oxide fraction (F(eNO)) improves asthma management. However, the studies seldom consider the full range of patients seen in clinical practise. In the present study, the ability of F(eNO) to reflect asthma control over time is investigated in a regular clinical setting, and meaningful F(eNO) cut-off points and changes are identi...

national representation of the opinions of asthma patients. Questions probed respondents’ views on topics such as patient-reported levels of asthma control, frequency and duration of exacerbations in the past year, and current and recent use of asthma medications. Participants in both surveys had a diagnosis of asthma, had taken asthma medication, or had an asthma attack within 12 months of the...

background and objectives: studies have shown that fasting can have an impact on the course and severity of chronic diseases. there are a few studies on the association of fasting and asthma. therefore, this study has been conducted with the purpose of examining the effects of fasting on asthma severity and pulmonary functioning tests. methods: 30 patients with asthma who attended a pulmonology...

Hyperventilation and other clinical manifestations of dysfunctional breathing have been reported in childhood, but the prevalence is unknown. In adults, dysfunctional breathing may be a relevant comorbidity in asthma. We aimed to determine the prevalence of dysfunctional breathing in children with asthma and its impact on asthma control. We performed a cross-sectional survey in 203 asthmatic ch...

Background: Asthma is a chronic multifactorial disease with high prevalence. Among asthma risk factors, the effect of tobacco smoke exposure on bronchial asthma is still debated. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the association between environmental and direct tobacco smoke (cigarette and hookah) exposure and incidence and control of bronchial asthma. Materials & Methods: This descri...

Asthma in children up to 5 years of age is a disease that diagnosed on the basis clinical symptoms bronchial obstruction, such as: wheezing, cough and shortness breath variable intensity duration, clinically proven reversibility obstruction improvement after chronic use inhaled glucocorticosteroids lack grounds for suspecting causes other than asthma. Treatment childhood asthma graded therapy w...

OBJECTIVE The Childhood Asthma Control Test (c-ACT) is a validated tool for determining pediatric asthma control. However, it is not validated in the Spanish language in Spain. We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Childhood Asthma Control Test (Sc-ACT) for assessing asthma control in children ages 4 to11. METHODS This national, multicentre, prospective study ...