National asthma observational survey of severe asthmatics in Israel: the no-air study

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

Gabriel Izbicki²  Anna Grosman¹  Zeev Weiler⁵  Tiberiu Shulimzon³  Uri Laxer⁴  Gershon Fink⁶ 

[1] Pulmonary consultant at Maccabi and Meuhedet Sick Funds, Jerusalem, 91031, Israel

[2] Director Pulmonary Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, P.O. Box 3235, Jerusalem, 91031, Israel

[3] Pulmonary Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Israel

[4] Pulmonary Institute, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

[5] Pulmonary Institute, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, 78306, Israel

[6] Pulmonary Institute, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

关键词: Guidelines;    Compliance;    Medication;    Questionnaire;    Asthma-control;    Disease-control;    Severe;    Survey;    GINA;    Asthma;   

Others  :  792470
DOI  :  10.1186/1710-1492-8-8

 received in 2012-03-01, accepted in 2012-06-01,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Asthma is considered a global public health issue requiring a significant medical expenditure as a result of its high prevalence and the low rate of disease control.

Objective

This is the first nationwide survey of severe asthma patients carried out in Israel. In this study we aimed to assess health resources utilization, compliance with treatment and disease-control in a subgroup of patients with severe asthma in Israel.

Material and method

One hundred and twenty-three patients with a diagnosis of asthma for more then one year, as well as a hospitalization during the last 12 months due to asthma exacerbation or maintenance systemic steroids therapy, were included in this non-interventional observational study.

Results

Asthma was uncontrolled in 43.9%, partly controlled in 50.4% and well controlled in only 5.7%. The majority of the patients (83%) were compliant with drug treatment.

Conclusion

The fact that 83% of the asthma patients included in this study were compliant with their asthma therapy was not manifested in asthma control. Therefore concrete tools are required for achieving and maintaining asthma control, especially in the treatment of the most severe asthmatic patients.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Izbicki et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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