Assessment of Predictor Factors Associated with Multiple Emergency Department Attendance with Asthma Attack: A Qualitative and Multicentric Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Identified factors associated with multiple emergency department (ED) visits (≥) for asthma, which is associated with death.

Patients and methods

We first conducted a qualitative study. We invited French-speaking adults (≥18 years old) with a diagnosis of asthma for more than 6 months. The identified concepts were transcribed into items. A Delphi method allowed for selecting items for a self-reported questionnaire. In an observational multicentric cross-sectional quantitative study, the resulting 20-item questionnaire and 12-item General Health Questionnaire, exploring psychological distress, were administered to adults visiting an ED for asthma exacerbation. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with ED visits.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Vaittinada Ayar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906850 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature