Perspectives of mild asthma patients on maintenance versus as-needed preventer treatment regimens: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

As-needed low-dose combination budesonide-formoterol is recommended by asthma guidelines in many countries as an alternative to maintenance inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for treatment of mild asthma, but there are few data on patient attitudes toward these regimens. This study explored the comparative implementation experiences and future treatment preferences of mild asthma patients who had experienced these two treatment regimens.

Setting

A subgroup of adults randomised to maintenance ICS or as-needed ICS-formoterol in a multinational, 52-week open-label randomised controlled trial (NovelSTART) in mild asthma patients were interviewed to explore their motivations for treatment use during the study and their preferences for future treatment.

Participants

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SUBMITTER: Foster J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8785165 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature