Methods. Using the Four-State National Asthma Survey (NAS) data, asthma control was compared between older adults (65 years) who had been taught to use a peak flow meter (PFM) and asthma action plan (AAP) with those who had not. We also compared older adults who had taken an asthma ...
RESULTS: Of the 243 asthma patients audited 177 (72.8%) had a review of their asthma recorded in the past 12 months, 138 (56.8%) were prescribed regular preventive therapy and 118 (48.2%) had been given an asthma action plan. Despite the time commitment required to participate in the ...
is to provide a descriptive account of the preparedness of academic primary care sites to follow national asthma guidelines related to spirometry, peak flow meters, standard history forms, severity assessment, follow-up assessment sheets, patient self-assessment sheets, and asthma action plan templates...
The increasing global incidence of asthma and the availability of national guidelines for asthma treatment present an opportunity for emergency care providers to improve the delivery of care to patients. Despite the fact that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) published national gui...
asthma controlasthma action planhealth surveyepidemiologycomorbidityDespite health initiatives for advancing the management of asthma, evidence suggests that many asthmatic subjects have uncontrolled disease. However, the prevalence of uncontrolled asthma in the United States is not known and has not been ...
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