Trigger factors in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a single-centre cross-sectional survey

Singapore Medical Journal
Kay Choong SeeTow Keang Lim

Abstract

The presence of trigger factors may help to distinguish asthma from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Knowing and avoiding trigger factors for both asthma and COPD can facilitate the design of comprehensive management programmes that can aid disease control. This study aimed to describe the relative frequency and range of various trigger factors in asthma and COPD. We conducted a telephone-based survey involving asthma and COPD patients on follow-up at a university hospital in Singapore. A total of 779 asthma patients and 129 COPD patients participated in this study. Among these patients, 93.8% of those with asthma and 42.6% of those with COPD had trigger factors (p < 0.001). The median number of trigger factors was greater among asthma patients than among those with COPD (3 vs. 0, p < 0.001). Trigger factors found to be significantly more prevalent among asthma patients compared to those with COPD include tobacco smoke, alcohol, upper respiratory tract infections, incense smoke, perfume, laughter, a dusty environment, air-conditioning, heavy rain, heavy traffic fumes, citrus fruits, gastro-oesophageal reflux, household pets, flowers/pollen, medications and psychological triggers. Trigger factors that were not previ...Continue Reading

References

Jul 1, 1988·Clinical Allergy·A KhotJ Storr
Jul 25, 1998·Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine·P G WoodruffC A Camargo
Oct 3, 1999·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·C W Brown, L Hawkins
Mar 4, 2000·Canadian Respiratory Journal : Journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society·S M TarloJ Manfreda
Mar 17, 2000·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·H VallyP J Thompson
Apr 11, 2001·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·S T WeissUNKNOWN Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP) Research Group
May 15, 2002·Chest·Ian MitchellPatrick A Hessel
May 27, 2003·The European Respiratory Journal·A A ArifL W Whitehead
Jul 2, 2003·Pediatric Pulmonology·Georgios LiangasRichard L Henry
Jul 18, 2003·The New England Journal of Medicine·Ashley WoodcockUNKNOWN Medical Research Council General Practice Research Framework
Apr 30, 2004·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·G LiangasP S Thomas
Sep 10, 2004·The New England Journal of Medicine·Wayne J MorganUNKNOWN Inner-City Asthma Study Group
Dec 8, 2004·Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America·Ronina A CovarStanley J Szefler
Aug 2, 2005·The European Respiratory Journal·M R MillerUNKNOWN ATS/ERS Task Force
Aug 23, 2005·Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society·Clare S MurrayAdnan Custovic
Nov 4, 2005·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Marjolein P de VriesC P van Schayck
Dec 7, 2005·Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases·David G TinkelmanConstant P van Schayck
Nov 30, 2006·Psychosomatic Medicine·Thomas RitzMartin Edwards
May 18, 2007·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·Klaus F RabeUNKNOWN Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Jan 2, 2008·The European Respiratory Journal·E D BatemanH J Zar
Jun 4, 2008·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·Thomas RitzAndrew Steptoe
Sep 21, 2013·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·David PriceKenneth R Chapman
Oct 29, 2013·Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology·Ashwini P Reddy, Meera R Gupta
Nov 19, 2014·Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine·Louis-Philippe BouletHelen K Reddel
Jan 7, 2015·Allergy and Asthma Proceedings·Sidney S Braman

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 5, 2016·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Joshua G BehrMuge Akpinar-Elci
Jul 18, 2019·Western Journal of Nursing Research·Wendy S Bauer, Rachel F Schiffman

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Asthma

This feed focuses in Asthma in which your airways narrow and swell. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and asthma are inflammatory disorders that are triggered by the activation of an allergen-specific regulatory t cell. These t cells become activated when allergens are recognized by allergen-presenting cells. Here is the latest research on allergy and asthma.

Related Papers

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Anna NiklassonEinar Björnsson
Respirology : Official Journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
W C Tan
Clinical and Experimental Allergy : Journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Hassan Vally, P J Thompson
BMJ : British Medical Journal
Alexander C Ford, Paul Moayyedi
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved