BACKGROUND We investigated the correlation between patients' characteristics, including anxiety and depression, and the level of asthma control evaluated by asthma control test (ACT), a self-administered validated questionnaire. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study on asthmatic outpatients of three Italian hospitals. Demographic data, spirometry, anxiety and depression scores as well as th...

The objectives of this article were to estimate the prevalence of asthma control and describe the characteristics of at least well-controlled (ALWC) versus not well-controlled (NWC) asthmatics. Data were obtained from the European National Health and Wellness Survey, an internet-based, cross-sectional study of 37,476 adults in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Analysis was limited to 2,...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of adenotonsillectomy on asthma in the pediatric population. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. METHODS All children who underwent adenotonsillectomy at our institution from 2002-2007 were identified from a medical records database. Of the 560 charts reviewed, 93 of the patients had the diagnosis of asthma from a pediatric pulmonologist. Outcome mea...

The Asthma Control Test (ACT) score is widely used in asthma clinics, particularly with the recent emphasis on achievement and maintenance of optimal asthma control. However, this self-assessment score does not always correspond with lung function parameters, leading to uncertainty about each patient's control status; therefore, we investigated the clinical characteristics that are associated w...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) and Asthma Control Test (ACT) in patients with poor asthma control. Children between 7-17 years of age with diagnosis of persistent asthma who are not on daily inhaler corticosteroid therapy were involved. At enrollment, sociodemographic and asthmatic characteristics were investi...

BACKGROUND Assessment of asthma with a control test has been suggested as a relevant approach in recent years. However, no biomarker of systemic inflammation has been included in the assessment of asthma control. OBJECTIVE To evaluate plasma paraoxonase (PON1), total oxidant status (TOS), and total antioxidant status (TAS) levels in children with asthma according to the disease control, and t...

Background Most asthma patients in Vietnam have poorly controlled asthma. Besides reasons related to the health care system and health care providers, knowledge on the self-management of patients has also contributed to this situation. Purpose To assess knowledge on asthma self-management among adult asthma patients in Ho Chi Minh City. Patients and methods A cross-sectional study with conv...

INTRODUCTION Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma affect almost 300 million individuals. Inhaled therapy is often associated with technical errors reducing efficacy and compliance. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the inhalation technique and its relation with clinical and functional control in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Analytical cross-sectiona...

BACKGROUND To evaluate long-term effectiveness of omalizumab in 'real-life' setting of Thai asthmatic patients. METHODS We conducted multi-center, observational study in severe asthma patients who received omalizumab in Thailand. Outcomes were asthma exacerbation (hospitalization and ER visit), asthma control test (ACT), and daily ICS dose. Data were evaluated at baseline, 16 Week, and 52 Wee...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether beliefs about asthma medication, cognitive and emotional factors are related to poor asthma control in a sample of Latvian asthma patients in 2015. DESIGN Cross-sectional, self-administered survey. SUBJECTS Three hundred and fifty two asthma patients (mean age 57.5 years) attending outpatient pulmonologist consultations in Riga, Latvia during September 2013...