Asthma control and medication adherence among asthmatic outpatients in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease of which the main characteristic is chronic airway inflammation which results in respiratory symptoms such as cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness 1 .Asthma is a major global public health concern with approximately 339 million people affected in 2018 and 1,000 people dying due to asthma-related problems every day 2 .In Vietnam, asthma remains a health and economic burden.The estimated prevalence among adults ranged from 2.4%-6.0% in 2011 and the total cost of asthma was 23,165 billion Vietnam Dong (VND) in 2014 [3][4][5][6] .According to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), the important goals of asthma management are to gain good control of asthma symptoms and to minimize the risk of future asthma-related consequences 1 .Uncontrolled asthma is associated with many adverse outcomes, namely decreased lung function, increased risk of life-threatening asthma exacerbation, poor quality of life, and increased treatment cost 1 .To achieve asthma control, pharmacological controller therapy is of critical importance.Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are strongly recommended by the GINA guidelines as a crucial component in the controller therapy for all adolescents and adults with asthma 1,7 .Despite the advances in management, the availability of established treatment guidelines, and effective treatment therapy, poorly-controlled asthma
Source: Pharmaceutical Sciences Asia
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4226334792