Bellamy David, Harris Tim
James Fisher Medical Centre, 4 Tolpuddle Gardens, Bournemouth BH9 3LQ, UK.
Prim Care Respir J. 2005 Oct;14(5):252-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2005.04.003. Epub 2005 Jul 11.
To assess current levels of asthma control and to identify barriers to optimal asthma management.
A survey was conducted of 802 asthma patients (via computer-aided telephone interviewing) and 809 general practitioners (GPs; via the internet) from the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Canada and Australia.
Over three-quarters (82%) of patients surveyed reported an absence of asthma control, with the vast majority (80%) experiencing subsequent lifestyle restrictions. Although most (58%) GPs questioned believed that total asthma control was possible, half (52%) agreed that their patients were not achieving best possible asthma control.
Action is required to encourage patients to view their asthma more seriously and to be more proactive in reporting symptoms to their GP. These actions, coupled with greater prompting of patients by GPs about their asthma, should help to optimize asthma management.
评估当前哮喘控制水平,并确定优化哮喘管理的障碍。
对来自英国、意大利、法国、德国、西班牙、加拿大和澳大利亚的802名哮喘患者(通过计算机辅助电话访谈)和809名全科医生(通过互联网)进行了调查。
超过四分之三(82%)的受访患者报告哮喘未得到控制,绝大多数(80%)患者随后的生活方式受到限制。尽管大多数(58%)接受询问的全科医生认为哮喘完全控制是可能的,但一半(52%)的医生同意他们的患者没有实现最佳哮喘控制。
需要采取行动鼓励患者更严肃地看待自己的哮喘,并更积极地向全科医生报告症状。这些行动,再加上全科医生对患者哮喘问题更多的提醒,应有助于优化哮喘管理。