dc.contributor.author | Bidad, N | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Barnes, N | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Griffiths, C | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Horne, R | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-14T07:41:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-29 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2018-06 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2018-06-01T09:38:13.876Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/39623 | |
dc.description.abstract | Asthma control is suboptimal for many sufferers despite the existence of effective treatments. Patients' self-management is influenced by their perceptions of asthma and its treatment. This study explored sufferers' perceptions of asthma control and their influence on self-management behaviours.Participants (n=42) recruited from primary and secondary care asthma clinics in London in the UK each underwent a qualitative interview exploring perceptions and experiences of asthma control. Purposive sampling ensured variation in disease severity, degree of asthma control, age and socioeconomic status. Grounded theory was employed in thematic analysis of transcribed interviews.Five themes relating to perceptions of asthma control and self-management were identified: personal meaning of control, intermittent prevention, compromising control to avoid medication, pharmacological agents overemphasised in control and the role of asthma review in control. Within the first theme, some participants had an internal barometer of the level of symptoms that indicated their asthma was getting "out of control" that was set much higher than Asthma Control Test criteria.The findings provide new insights into patients' perceptions of asthma control. Symptoms indicative of poor control were often tolerated as part of living with asthma. Identification of barriers and drivers to self-management highlight potential targets for strategies aimed at optimising asthma management. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Asthma UK | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Eur Respir J | en_US |
dc.rights | This is an author-submitted, peer-reviewed version of a manuscript that has been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal, prior to copy-editing, formatting and typesetting. This version of the manuscript may not be duplicated or reproduced without prior permission from the copyright owner, the European Respiratory Society. The publisher is not responsible or liable for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or in any version derived from it by any other parties. The final, copy-edited, published article, which is the version of record, is available without a subscription 18 months after the date of issue publication. | |
dc.title | Understanding patients' perceptions of asthma control: a qualitative study. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright ©ERS 2018 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1183/13993003.01346-2017 | en_US |
pubs.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29773688 | en_US |
pubs.issue | 6 | en_US |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published online | en_US |
pubs.volume | 51 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2018-04-29 | en_US |