1-year prospective real life monitoring of asthma control and quality of life in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed at prospectively evaluating the evolution of asthma control in Italy, to evaluate the reasons for lack of asthma control, perceived quality of life (QoL) and association with level of asthma control, the impact of pharmacological treatment, the number of exacerbations and the healthcare resource consumption.

Methods

PRISMA (PRospectIve Study on asthMA control) was an observational study performed in asthmatic patients including a cross-sectional phase and a 12-month prospective phase. Asthma control was assessed with the Asthma Control Test™ (ACT) and QoL was evaluated with EuroQoL-5D questionnaire filled in and collected during 5 clinic visits together with all the other data.

Results

The prospective phase included 1017 patients with uncont

SUBMITTER: Terzano C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3546892 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature