Health psychology interventions to improve adherence to maintenance therapies in asthma

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: Main objectives • To determine the effectiveness of theory-based and non-theory based health psychology interventions for improving adherence to maintenance therapy in adults with asthma Secondary objectives • To compare the effectiveness of adherence interventions which are based on theory, as defined by the Theory Coding Scheme (TCS), to interventions which are not theory-based • To identify and describe, using the TSC and Theoretical Domain Framework (TDF), the different health psychology theories which have been used in interventions to improve adherence to maintenance therapy in adults with asthma • To evaluate the extent to which health psychology theory has been applied to the development of adherence interventions in asthma

Impact of Treatable Traits on Asthma Control and Quality of Life

“…overlooked or ignored other potentially important traits such as medication adherence, self-management skills, and comorbidities. 53,54 We did however carefully choose the traits we assessed in this study; these traits have treatment options available, and these traits are relatively easily and noninvasively identified in patients. Future studies might be able to find those factors that are also of influence in patients' disease control and/or quality of life.…”