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Long-term control medication use and asthma control status among children and adults with asthma
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Mar 10 2017
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Source: J Asthma. 54(10):1065-1072.
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Alternative Title:J Asthma
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Description:Background
Uncontrolled asthma decreases quality of life and increases health care use. Most people with asthma need daily use of long-term control (LTC) medications for asthma symptoms and to prevent asthma attacks. Ongoing assessment of a person’s level of asthma control and medication use is important in determining the effectiveness of current treatment to decrease frequency and intensity of symptoms and functional limitations.
Objective
To assess the use of LTC medication among children and adults with current asthma and identify contributing factors for LTC medication use.
Methods
We used the 2006–2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) child and adult Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) data to assess level of asthma control and LTC medication use. Asthma control was classified as well-controlled and uncontrolled using guideline-based measures. We used multivariable logistic regression models to identify contributing factors for LTC medication use and having uncontrolled asthma.
Results
Among persons with current asthma, 46.0% of children and 41.5% of adults were taking LTC medications and 38.4% of children and 50.0% of adults had uncontrolled asthma.
Conclusions
Using BRFSS ACBS data to assess the level of asthma control and LTC medication use can identify subpopulations of persons with asthma who receive suboptimal treatment, for which better asthma-related medical treatment and management are needed.
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Pubmed ID:28282217
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5677565
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Volume:54
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Issue:10
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