Hughes M, Dunne M
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Asthma Society of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2016 Feb;185(1):115-20. doi: 10.1007/s11845-014-1232-y. Epub 2014 Nov 30.
Ireland has the fourth highest incidence of asthma in the world, with an estimated 14.7 % of the population having asthma, making it the most common chronic disease in childhood and the most common respiratory illness in Ireland.
The aim of this qualitative enquiry, involving participant focus groups, was to investigate the health and well-being of Irish adults who have asthma, with particular interest in the influences on their health and well-being. The study population was recruited from the Asthma Society of Ireland database of members. Data were collected in eight focus group interviews and analysed for themes.
Asthma was found to have a significant impact on the health and well-being of participants due to symptom experience, treatments they had to undertake, and the repercussions of uncontrollable events or triggers. The unrelenting pressure of managing their asthma took a toll on many of the participants, who felt their lifestyle had changed dramatically and they had lost some or all of their control over their health and well-being.
爱尔兰的哮喘发病率在世界上排名第四，估计有14.7%的人口患有哮喘，这使其成为儿童期最常见的慢性病以及爱尔兰最常见的呼吸道疾病。
这项定性调查的目的是通过参与者焦点小组来调查患有哮喘的爱尔兰成年人的健康状况和幸福感，特别关注对他们健康和幸福感的影响。研究人群从爱尔兰哮喘协会的会员数据库中招募。通过八次焦点小组访谈收集数据并分析主题。
由于症状体验、必须接受的治疗以及不可控事件或触发因素的影响，哮喘被发现对参与者的健康和幸福感有重大影响。管理哮喘的持续压力给许多参与者带来了损害，他们感到自己的生活方式发生了巨大变化，并且对自己的健康和幸福感失去了部分或全部控制。
