Patients' experience of asthma control and clinical guidelines: Perspectives from a qualitative study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 909-911

  Rudell, Katja ^a   Hareendran, Asha ^a,c   Bonner, Nikki ^b   Arbuckle, Rob ^b   Burbridge, Claire ^a   Abetz, Linda ^b  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b ADELPHI REAL WORLD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma control; GINA guidelines; Interviews; Patient experiences; Patient report; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859806931     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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