Publications

Authors:

Guarnieri, Gabriella; Batani, Veronica; Senna, Gianenrico; Dama, Annarita; Vianello, Andrea; Caminati, Marco

Title:

Is mild asthma truly mild? The patients' real-life setting

Year:

2022

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

ISSN of journal:

1747-6348

N° Volume:

16

Number or Folder:

11-12

Page numbers:

1263-1272

Keyword:

Mild asthma; asthma control; oral steroids; patients perception; under-treatment

Short description of contents:

Objectives: Asthma exacerbations and, more rarely, fatal asthma attacks have been reported in mild asthma patients, suggesting poor disease control and awareness of its potential burden. Our study aimed to explore outside the hospital/specialist setting the perspective and disease treatment behavior of patients self-reporting a mild asthma diagnosis. Methods: Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) technique was used to investigate the identified study population. Questions about diagnosis, symptoms, comorbidities, treatment strategy, ongoing assessments, and quality of life were administered. Results: Overall, 258 patients were considered for the analysis. As the most relevant results, 22% of them reported severe respiratory symptoms, 52% experienced at least one exacerbation/year, and 7% needed Emergency Room care. Sixty-six percent of the respondents assumed as needing short-acting bronchodilators only. Of note, 22% of patients were using oral steroids (OCS) intermittently and 72% of them considered their quality of life unsatisfying. Conclusion: Outside the hospital/specialist setting, mild asthma burden is still not negligible and the treatment approach is not correct. In particular, the reported OCS use is disproportionate. Our data suggest that mild asthma, especially when self-assessed might be other than mild, suggesting that efforts to increase disease awareness, improve the disease control limiting the OCS abuse are required.

Product ID:

131389

Handle IRIS:

11562/1083596

Last Modified:

May 31, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Guarnieri, Gabriella; Batani, Veronica; Senna, Gianenrico; Dama, Annarita; Vianello, Andrea; Caminati, Marco, Is mild asthma truly mild? The patients' real-life setting «EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE» , vol. 16 , n. 11-12 , 2022 , pp. 1263-1272

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