2005
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00031905
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Changes in the use of anti-asthmatic medication in an international cohort

Abstract: The aim of this study was to describe changes in pharmacotherapy for asthma since the early 1990s in an international cohort of young and middle-aged adults.A total of 28 centres from 14 countries participated in a longitudinal study. The study included 8,829 subjects with a mean follow-up time of 8.7 yrs. Change in the prevalence of use for medication was expressed as absolute net change (95% confidence interval) standardised to a 10-yr period.The use of anti-asthmatics was found to have increased by 3.1% (2.… Show more

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“…As mentioned previously, this change in use of asthma medication may imply better asthma control and corroborates the increase in use of inhaled corticosteroids in Finland [7,8]. In a multinational study based on the European Community Respiratory Health Survey series of patients (including 12 European countries), a positive change in asthma-related outcomes was noticed in parallel with an increase in the use of inhaled corticosteroids [68]. Asthma-related mortality in Europe has also significantly decreased, from 6287 deaths in 1985 to 1164 in 2012 (−80%) [69].…”
Section: Achievements In Other Countriesmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…As mentioned previously, this change in use of asthma medication may imply better asthma control and corroborates the increase in use of inhaled corticosteroids in Finland [7,8]. In a multinational study based on the European Community Respiratory Health Survey series of patients (including 12 European countries), a positive change in asthma-related outcomes was noticed in parallel with an increase in the use of inhaled corticosteroids [68]. Asthma-related mortality in Europe has also significantly decreased, from 6287 deaths in 1985 to 1164 in 2012 (−80%) [69].…”
Section: Achievements In Other Countriesmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…We did not find any relationship between sex, level of education, possession of medical insurance, duration of asthma, hospitalization for asthma and adherence to asthma controller medication. Conflicting results have been reported concerning the effect of sex on adherence to asthma medication 21,25,31 as well as that of education level and medical insurance coverage 12,29,30 . This study which is among the first to assess adherence to asthma medication in sub-Saharan Africa has some limitations.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…Subjects were considered to have asthma if they reported having been diagnosed with asthma by a physician plus having asthma-related symptoms in the last 12 months [14]. Questions with yes/no answers were posed about the following respiratory symptoms at any time in the last 12 months: wheezing, nocturnal chest tightness, shortness of breath at rest and after exercise, nocturnal shortness of breath and nocturnal cough.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%