| Title | Evaluation of asthma control and patient's perception of asthma: findings and analysis of a nationwide questionnaire-based survey in China |
| Authors | Su, Nan Lin, Jiangtao Chen, Ping Li, Jing Wu, Changgui Yin, Kaisheng Liu, Chuntao Chen, Yiqiang Zhou, Xin Yuan, Yadong Huang, Xingang |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, China Japan Friendship Hosp, Dept Resp Dis, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China. Shenyang Mil Area Command, Gen Hosp, Dept Resp Dis, Shenyang, Peoples R China. Guangzhou Inst Resp Dis, Dept Resp Dis, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China. Fourth Mil Med Univ, Xijing Hosp, Dept Resp Dis, Xian 710032, Peoples R China. Nanjing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Resp Dis, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China. Sichuan Univ, West China Hosp, Dept Resp Dis, Chengdu, Peoples R China. Guangxi Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Resp Dis, Nanning, Peoples R China. Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Med, Shanghai Peoples Hosp 1, Dept Resp Dis, Shanghai 200030, Peoples R China. Hebei Med Univ, Hosp 2, Dept Resp Dis, Shijiazhuang, Peoples R China. Cent S Univ, Xiangya Hosp 2, Dept Resp Dis, Changsha, Hunan, Peoples R China. |
| Keywords | Asthma asthma control asthma management inhaled corticosteroids questionnaire REAL-WORLD EVALUATION ASIA-PACIFIC INSIGHTS ADULTS MANAGEMENT CHILDREN SMOKERS EUROPE CARE AIRE |
| Issue Date | 2013 |
| Publisher | journal of asthma |
| Citation | JOURNAL OF ASTHMA.2013,50,(8),861-870. |
| Abstract | Background: Little is known about asthma control and perception of asthma among asthmatic patients on a national scale in China due to the difficulty of conducting a survey of the large, vastly distributed population of the country. We know that the medical insurance system may not evenly cover all patients and that socioeconomic status varies greatly across cities. Objective: This study marks the first survey conducted on a national scale that was aimed at obtaining baseline information on asthma control and patients' perceptions of asthma and providing a point of reference for future studies. Methods: This face-to-face, questionnaire-based survey was conducted from April 2007 to March 2008 in 3069 asthmatic patients from the respiratory outpatient clinics of 36 general hospitals located in 10 geographically dispersed cities. Results: Per the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines, 28.7% and 45.0% of our patients achieved complete or partial asthma control, respectively. Of patients in the study, only 21.8% had used a peak flow meter (PFM) and 6.6% of these patients used it daily. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) plus a long-acting beta 2 agonist and ICS were the two most common medication regimens and were used in 45.6% and 30.4% of patients, respectively. Asthma had a significant effect on patients' life and work. A considerable number of hospitalizations, emergency department visits and sick days were also observed. Conclusions: Despite improvements in asthma control and ICS and PFM compliance compared with past literature, the current level of asthma control countrywide continues to fall short of the goals set in the GINA. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/190140 |
| ISSN | 0277-0903 |
| DOI | 10.3109/02770903.2013.808346 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) PubMed |
| Appears in Collections: | 中日友好医院 |
