Asthma affects almost 20 million people in the United States and more than 300 million people worldwide. Of these, 10-15% have severe asthma, which is refractory to commonly …
SR Wilson, P Strub, AS Buist, SB Knowles… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Poor adherence to asthma controller medications results in poor treatment outcomes. Objectives: To compare controller medication adherence and clinical outcomes in …
R Horne, J Weinman - Psychology and Health, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was designed to evaluate the degree to which variations in reported adherence to preventer medication for asthma could be explained by two sets of beliefs …
RD Restrepo, MT Alvarez, LD Wittnebel… - … journal of chronic …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Although medical treatment of COPD has advanced, nonadherence to medication regimens poses a significant barrier to optimal management. Underuse, overuse, and improper use …
MG Cochrane, MV Bala, KE Downs, J Mauskopf… - Chest, 2000 - Elsevier
Background Patient compliance, inhalation devices, and inhalation techniques influence the effectiveness of inhaled medications. Methods This article presents the results of a …
M Patel, J Pilcher, A Pritchard, K Perrin… - The Lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Single combination budesonide–formoterol inhaler Maintenance And Reliever Therapy (SMART) regimen reduces severe asthma exacerbations in patients …
[引用][C]Difficult/therapy-resistant asthma: the need for an integrated approach to define clinical phenotypes, evaluate risk factors, understand pathophysiology and find …
KF Chung, P Godard, E Adelroth… - European …, 1999 - Eur Respiratory Soc