ASTHMA KNOWLEDGE IN-HOSPITAL PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SEVERE ASTHMA

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BATTY, KT
GARDINER, FS
KENDALL, PA
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[1] Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, WA 6160
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10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb125865.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Objectives: To assess patient knowledge about asthma management and to assess the risk of asthma-associated morbidity in patients admitted to hospital with acute severe asthma. Subjects and setting: Patients admitted to Fremantle Hospital with a primary diagnosis of acute severe asthma from July to September 1992. Results: Bronchodilator therapy had been used for more than 12 months by all 25 previously diagnosed asthmatics, with 88% knowing that the drug was a bronchodilator. Corticosteroid therapy had been used by 84% of patients but only 52% of these knew that it was anti-inflammatory or ''preventive'' medication. Sixty per cent of patients did not recall seeing National Asthma Campaign advertisements. Twenty-three patients (88%) were classified as being at high risk of morbidity. Conclusions: The level of knowledge about asthma management in patients admitted to this hospital is poor. Most patients are at high risk of asthma-associated
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