Intrapatient symptom variability in adults and children with asthma: results of a survey.
Adv Ther
; 22(5): 488-97, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-16418158
ABSTRACT
The objective of this survey was to evaluate variability of symptoms in adult and pediatric patients with persistent asthma. Prospective participants from a US database of patients with asthma were invited to complete an Internet-based survey designed to assess the occurrence of asthma symptoms during the past year. A total of 1311 adult patients and 491 caregivers of pediatric patients were surveyed. Adult patients (18%-30%) and pediatric patients (8%-20%) experienced a variety of symptoms on a daily basis. At least 50% of patients receiving treatment experienced variability in 1 or more symptoms during the previous year. The most common treatment recommendation when asthma symptoms were experienced included changing the number of medication (reliever or controller) inhalations (48% and 55% of adult and pediatric patients, respectively) or adding another medication (31% and 39%). This survey indicates that adult patients and caregivers of pediatric patients report variability in asthma symptoms over time, even when asthma medications are taken.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Antiasmáticos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adv Ther
Assunto da revista:
TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos