Background: Undertreatment and poor adherence remain prevalent for children with persistent asthma. School-based asthma therapy (SBAT) provides guideline-based treatment by systematic school-based asthma screenings and direct administration of daily ...
Kimberly Arcoleo, PhD, MPH +11 more
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Targeting pCO(2) in asthma : pilot evaluation of a capnometry-assisted breathing training [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of a novel biofeedback breathing training for achieving sustained increases in pCO(2) levels.
Alicia E. Meuret +7 more
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Suboptimal Control of Asthma Among Diverse Patients: A US Mixed Methods Focus Group Study
Maureen George,1 Zaneta Balantac,2 Chris Gillette,3 Nabeel Farooqui,4 Tommi Tervonen,5 Caitlin Thomas,5 Ileen Gilbert,6 Hitesh Gandhi,6 Elliot Israel7 1School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 2Patient-Centered Research, Evidera, San ...
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Learning as we grow : evaluation highlights from National Asthma Control Program grantees, 2018 [PDF]
More than 24 million Americans have asthma, affecting 1 in 12 children and 1 in 14 adults.1 Asthma accounts for more than 439,000 hospitalizations, 1.6 million emergency department (ED) visits, and 10.5 million physician office visits annually2 ...
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A community study of factors related to poorly controlled asthma among Brazilian urban children. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Asthma constitutes a serious public health problem in many regions of the world, including the city of Salvador, State of Bahia-Brazil. The purpose of this study was to analyse the factors associated with poor asthma control.
Cruz, Alvaro A. +30 more
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Guideline-based asthma treatment in Asia: Insights from a robust time-in-state model
Background: The landscape of guideline-based asthma treatment in Asia remains unclear. Objective: Leveraging current evidence, we predicted the long-term economic impact of guideline-based asthma treatment in Asian countries, using Singapore as a case ...
Laura Huey Mien Lim, MSc +14 more
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Cost-effectiveness of asthma control: an economic appraisal of the GOAL study [PDF]
<i>Background</i>: The Gaining Optimal Asthma ControL (GOAL) study has shown the superiority of a combination of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (SFC) compared with fluticasone propionate alone (FP) in terms of improving guideline defined ...
Baternan, E.D. +19 more
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Inadequate specialist care referrals for high risk asthma patients in the UK: an adult population-based cohort 2006-2017 [PDF]
Objective: To improve asthma morbidity and mortality in the UK, national asthma guidelines recommend referral to specialist care for the following high risk groups, after a hospital admission for asthma, ≥3 courses of oral corticosteroids (OCS) in 12 ...
walker, samantha, Bloom, ci, Quint, jk
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EXHALE : a technical package to control asthma (resource document) [PDF]
The EXHALE technical package represents a group of strategies, which, based on the best available evidence, can improve asthma control and reduce health care costs. It is intended as a resource to inform decision-making in communities, organizations, and
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Caroline Dufrois,1 Mélisande Bourgoin-Heck,1 Nathalie Lambert,1,2 Jocelyne Just,1 Aurore Bregeon,1,2 Camille Taillé,3 Stéphanie Wanin1 1Department of Paediatric Allergology, Armand Trousseau University Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire, AP-HP ...
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