As a nurse consultant in respiratory diseases, I am writing to express my concern in relation to the lack of guidance in the section on patient education and self-management in the recently published BTS/SIGN guideline on the management of asthma1. Although I fully support the importance of ...
Advances in the knowledge of clinical pharmacology and pulmonary physiology have significantly improved the management of asthma in children and adolescents. Acute episodes of asthma can be treated with oral bronchodilators if the episodes are mild, but inhaled sympathomimetic drugs are more effective and...
Since 1999 the British Guidelines on the Management of Asthma have been produced jointly by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) using a rigorous evidence-based methodology. Sections within the guideline have been revised regularly, with the Pharmacol...
The majority of children with asthma are classified as mild/moderate and can be successfully managed with regular inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators. However, more than 5% of asthmatic children continue to have sub-optimal control despite apparently appropriate therapy. These children suffer sign...
Clinical bottom lineThis latest revision of national guidance on asthma management was produced jointly by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) in October 2014 and marks the largest revision to date including changes to the guideline structure.1...
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Asthma is a significant burden, not only in terms of health care costs but also of lost productivity and reduced participation in family life. During the past two decades, we have witnessed many scientific advances that have improved our understanding of asthma and our ability to manage and ...
We provide recommendations for the management of severe asthma, with an emphasis on the role of BT, and endorse the use of BT in patients with severe persistent asthma who remain uncontrolled despite optimal medical therapy as outlined in steps 4 and 5 of the British Thoracic Society (BTS)/...
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They are increasingly recognized by policy-makers as a potential medium for supporting self-management of long-term conditions. We assessed the degree to which current smartphone and tablet apps for people with asthma offer content and tools of appropriate quality to support asthma self-management. ...