Predictors of inappropriate and excessive use of reliever medications in asthma: a 16-year population-based study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Understanding factors associated with the inappropriate or excessive use of short-acting beta agonists (SABA) can help develop better policies. METHODS:We used British Columbian (BC)'s administrative health data (1997-2014) to create a retrospective cohort of asthma patients aged between 14 and 55 years. The primary and secondary outcomes were, respectively, inappropriate and excessive use of SABA based on a previously validated definition. Exposures were categorised into groups comprising socio-demographic variables, indicators of type and quality of asthma care, and burden of comorbid conditions. RESULTS:343,520 individuals (56.3% female, average age 30.5) satisfied the asthma case definition, contributing 2.6 million person-years. 7.3% of person-years were categorised as inap

SUBMITTER: Tavakoli H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5809893 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature