Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller medication: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance. DESIGN:Baseline data from two prospective multicentre observational studies. SETTING:29 allergy, pulmonology and paediatric secondary care outpatient clinics in Portugal. PARTICIPANTS:395 patients (≥13 years old) with persistent asthma. MEASURES:Data on demographics, patient-physician relationship, upper airway control, asthma control, asthma treatment, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and healthcare use were collected. Patients and physicians independently assessed adherence to inhaled controller medication during the previous week using a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Discordance was defined as classification in di

SUBMITTER: Jacome C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858182 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature