A multinational observational study identifying primary care patients at risk of overestimation of asthma control.

ABSTRACT: Factors related to the discrepancy between patient-perceived and actual disease control remain unclear. Identifying patients at risk of overestimation of asthma control remains elusive. This study aimed to (i) investigate the relationship between patient-reported and actual level of asthma control (ii), compare the characteristics between patients who believe their asthma is well controlled that accurately report 'well-controlled' asthma with those that do not, and (iii) identify factors associated with inaccurately reported 'well-controlled' asthma. A historical, multinational, cross-sectional study using data from the iHARP (initiative Helping Asthma in Real-life Patients) review service for adults with asthma prescribed fixed-dose combination therapy. Data from 4274 patients were analys

SUBMITTER: Kritikos V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6895161 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature