Manuela Latorre, Angela Rizzi, Pierluigi Paggiaro, Ilaria Baiardini, Diego Bagnasco, Stefano DelGiacco, Carlo Lombardi, Vincenzo Patella, Eleonora Nucera, Roberta Parente, Giovanni Paoletti, Laura Pini, Erminia Ridolo, Gianenrico Senna, Francesco Blasi, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Arianna Aruanno, Carmen Ballacchino, Marco Bonavia, Cecilia Calabrese, Marco Caminati, Monica Carbonara, Cristina Cardini, Cristiano Caruso, Luciano Cattani, Maria Angiola Crivellaro, Alessandra Diana, Eugenia Durante, Elisabetta Favero, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro, Sandra Frateiacci, Gabriella Guarnieri, Alessia Lofaro, Francesca Losa, Nadia Magarò, Francesco Menzella, Luisa Ricciardi, Giulia Scioscia, Elisa Testino, Francesca Torracca
OBJECTIVE: Patients' perceptions of asthma symptoms, and attitudes regarding diagnosis and management, can affect their ability to reach good asthma control. The aim of the study was to explore patients' perceptions of asthma management, with focus on treatment with oral corticosteroids (OCS). METHODS: A DOXAPHARMA survey was conducted. A questionnaire with 46 multiple choice questions was completed by 50 patients with severe uncontrolled asthma, and 258 with mild-moderate controlled or partly controlled asthma...
April 5, 2024: Journal of Asthma