Perceptions, impact and management of asthma in South Africa: a patient questionnaire study.

Primary Care Respiratory Journal : Journal of the General Practice Airways Group
Robin GreenDavid Price

Abstract

A number of studies from around the world have indicated that asthma morbidity is still unacceptably high. In the AIRE study over one-third of children and half of the adults reported daytime symptoms at least once a week. This study was conducted to understand the impact (including the impact on health-related quality of life) of asthma on South African asthmatics. General Practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists in South Africa were randomly identified from the Medical Association database. These individuals were approached and asked to recruit asthmatic patients to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire inquired about symptoms, quality of life, complications, trigger factors, associated allergic conditions, medication used, medication preference, medication adherence and concerns about the condition. 3347 respondents returned their demographic data but only 710 met the criteria for analysis, ie. had asthma and were presently on controller medication. Symptom analysis revealed that 21.4% of respondents were coughing on most days, 25.6% were wheezing on most days, and 22.8% were experiencing night-time symptoms on most days. Symptoms were exacerbated by exercise in 56.9%, while nocturnal wakening due to asthma occurred in 36.9...Continue Reading

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Dec 22, 2011·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Selma OncelMualla Yilmaz
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Dec 27, 2012·The World Allergy Organization Journal·Luís Taborda-Barata, Paul C Potter
Feb 12, 2021·South African Family Practice : Official Journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care·Huibrecht C Lion-CachetOlufemi B Omole

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