Can severe asthmatic patients achieve asthma control? A systematic approach in patients with difficult to control asthma followed in a specialized clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advances in asthma treatment, severe asthma (SA) still results in high morbidity and use of health resources. Our hypothesis was that SA patients would achieve adequate control with a systematic protocol, including oral corticosteroids, budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy and a multidisciplinary approach to improve adherence.

Methods

Non-controlled (NC) SA patients were enrolled to receive 2 weeks of oral corticosteroids and 12 weeks of formoterol + budesonide. Assessments included asthma control questionnaire (ACQ), asthma control test (ACT), daily symptom diary, lung function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaires.

Results

Of 51 patients, 13 (25.5%) achieved control. NC patients had higher utilization of healt

SUBMITTER: Athanazio R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5112706 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature