PMID: 9425593Jan 13, 1998Paper

Nonadherence to asthma treatment and failure of therapy

Current Opinion in Pediatrics
H Milgrom, B Bender

Abstract

Adherence to clinical regimens is paramount in determining their effectiveness. Asthma is a chronic illness that requires consistent, anti-inflammatory therapy. A "high risk" profile for fatal or near-fatal asthma has emerged that includes suboptimal pharmacotherapy in conjunction with severe disease, psychologic dysfunction, black race or Hispanic-American ethnicity, and residence in an urban area with a high concentration of poverty. Collaboration between physicians and patients is necessary to allow individuals to make choices informed by medical facts and the physician's experience. Objective monitoring of adherence and pulmonary function and acceptance by the clinicians of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines to control airway inflammation are essential in order to reduce the unacceptable rates of morbidity and mortality associated with asthma.

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