701. Determinants of ICS Therapy Adherence in Patients With Asthma.
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Jian Wang, Cui Zhai, Qingting Wang, Wenhua Shi, Wei Feng, Xin Yan, Qianqian Zhang, Xinming Xie, Shaojun Li, and Manxiang Li
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DRUG therapy for asthma , *DRUG side effects , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *GLUCOCORTICOIDS , *INTERVIEWING , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *PATIENT compliance , *PATIENTS , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESPIRATORY therapy , *RISK assessment , *SELF-management (Psychology) , *SURVEYS , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *CROSS-sectional method , *DISEASE duration , *DATA analysis software , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *INHALATION administration , *ODDS ratio - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate factors affecting adherence to inhaled therapy in patients with asthma to further identify the determinants most closely associated with adherence to inhaled therapy for asthma, especially inhaled glucocorticosteroids (ICS). STUDY DESIGN: A 2-stage study was conducted. In stage 1, we performed nonassumptive deep-dive qualitative scoping to investigate the determinants of poor adherence in patients with asthma, and in stage 2 we developed a new questionnaire for cross-sectional surveys to obtain more accurate information about critical issues related to asthma management. METHODS: Patients with asthma who were 18 years and older in the outpatient clinic of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from November 2016 to January 2018 were investigated. RESULTS: In the 350 patients with asthma recruited, 32% of patients showed good adherence, whereas 68% of patients displayed poor adherence to inhaled therapy due to various reasons. Further analysis indicated that inadequate understanding of asthma treatment and control, poor self-management, financial burden, adverse reactions, and the fear of potential adverse reactions were significant independent risk factors for poor ICS inhalation adherence in patients with asthma. CONCLUSIONS: Our research shows that many patients with asthma in western China have poor disease control and poor inhalation therapy adherence. We hope this research can alert clinicians and help them identify patients who may be experiencing uncontrolled asthma due to poor adherence to inhaled therapy, and we suggest that clinicians help those patients obtain appropriate information about asthma control and self-management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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