Estudo comparativo entre o manejo da asma em uma unidade de referência da rede pública de Porto Alegre (RS) e as proposições do III Consenso Brasileiro no Manejo da Asma

Mattos, Waldo; Grohs, Luciano Bauer; Roque, Fabiola Cieslak; Ferreira, Maurício; Mânica, Gabriela; Soares, Ernesto

doi:10.1590/s1806-37132006000500003

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“…A retrospective study performed in a Brazilian university reported results similar to ours in terms of the mean age, the proportion of women and the proportion of patients with severe asthma among the patients in treatment [16]. Based on the evaluation of the last prescription in the records, the use of the pharmacological treatment in accordance with the guideline recommendations for the asthma management at that time was low.…”

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Asthma and the socio-economic reality in Brazil

Costa¹,

Bregman²,

Araújo³

et al. 2013

World Allergy Organization Journal

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BackgroundAsthma is a prevalent disease that is considered a health problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of a cohort of asthmatics receiving specialized outpatient treatment in a tertiary/teaching public hospital in Brazil.MethodsPersistent asthmatics older than 5 years old were consecutively included. They received clinical treatment at 3- to 4-month intervals and were interviewed 2 times at 6-month intervals over a 12-month observation period. The data were collected directly from the patients or their parents by 2 researchers who did not participate in their clinical care. The primary variables were age, gender, education level, monthly family income, place of residence, number of lost days of school or work, BMI, the severity and control level of asthma, the number of scheduled and non-scheduled visits and hospitalization days and the best peak-flow measurement.ResultsOf the 117 participants, 108 completed the study. Of the participants, 73.8% were women, and 25.0% lived outside the county. Of those who lived within the county, 60.1% lived in areas far from the health care unit. The majority (83.3%) had associated rhinitis, and more than 50.0% were overweight or obese, in whom the prevalence of severe asthma was greater (p = 0.001). The median monthly income was US$ 536.58 and was greater among the patients with controlled asthma (p = 0.005 and p = 0.01 at the start and the end of the study, respectively). In the initial evaluation, 16 participants had severe asthma, and in the final evaluation, 8 out of 21 patients with uncontrolled asthma had improved. Three-quarters of the students and half of the workers had missed days of school or work, respectively. The asthmatic population in this study had medium to low socioeconomic status in Brazil and socioeconomic status was associated with overweigth/obesity and with poor control of asthma.ConclusionAsthma has a great impact on absenteeism in Brazil. Lower monthly family income and body weight above the ideal level were associated with greater severity and worse control of asthma.

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Asthma and the socio-economic reality in Brazil

Costa¹,

Bregman²,

Araújo³

et al. 2013

World Allergy Organization Journal

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“…In a study conducted in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, ( 23 ) the medical records of patients treated in a pulmonology department were analyzed. Approximately 68% of the patients had received treatment that was not in accordance with the recommendations in current guidelines, and 71% of those patients had uncontrolled asthma that was not being treated with corticosteroids.…”

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Inhaler use in adolescents and adults with self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema in the city of Pelotas, Brazil

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the characteristics of users of inhalers and the prevalence of inhaler use among adolescents and adults with self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema. METHODS: A population-based study conducted in the city of Pelotas, Brazil, involving 3,670 subjects ≥ 10 years of age, evaluated with a questionnaire. RESULTS: Approximately 10% of the sample reported at least one of the respiratory diseases studied. Among those individuals, 59% reported respiratory symptoms in the last year, and, of those, only half reported using inhalers. The use of inhalers differed significantly by socioeconomic status (39% and 61% for the lowest and the highest, respectively, p = 0.01). The frequency of inhaler use did not differ by gender or age. Among the individuals reporting emphysema and inhaler use, the use of the bronchodilator-corticosteroid combination was more common than was that of a bronchodilator alone. Only among the individuals reporting physician-diagnosed asthma and current symptoms was the proportion of inhaler users higher than 50%. CONCLUSIONS: In our sample, inhalers were underutilized, and the type of medication used by the individuals who reported emphysema does not seem to be in accordance with the consensus recommendations.

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Key factors associated with uncontrolled asthma – the Asthma Control in Latin America Study

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Objective: This study aimed to estimate asthma control at specialist treatment centers in four Latin American countries and assess factors influencing poor asthma control. Methods: Patients aged !12 years with an asthma diagnosis and asthma medication prescription, followed at outpatient specialist centers in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, were included. The study received all applicable ethical approvals. The Asthma Control Test (ACT) was used to classify patients as having controlled (ACT 20-25) or uncontrolled (ACT 19) asthma. Frequency and statistical tests were used to assess the association between hospital admissions/exacerbations/emergency department (ED) visits and uncontrolled asthma; multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the association of uncontrolled asthma with clinical/demographic variables. Results: A total of 594 patients were included. Overall controlled-asthma prevalence was 43.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 39.0, 47.4). Patients with uncontrolled asthma were more likely to be women (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.85; p ¼ 0.003), non-white (aOR: 2.14; p < 0.001), obese (aOR: 1.71; p ¼ 0.036), to have a low monthly family income (aOR: 1.75; p ¼ 0.004), to have severe asthma (aOR:1.59; p ¼ 0.26), and, compared with patients with controlled asthma, to have a higher likelihood of asthma exacerbations (34.5% vs. 15.9%; p < 0.001), hospital admissions (6.9% vs. 3.1%; p ¼ 0.042), and ED visits (34.5% vs. 15.9%; p < 0.001) due to asthma. Conclusions: Even in specialist ambulatory services, fewer than half of patients were classified as having controlled asthma. The proportion of uncontrolled patients varied according to clinical and demographic variables.

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Estudo comparativo entre o manejo da asma em uma unidade de referência da rede pública de Porto Alegre (RS) e as proposições do III Consenso Brasileiro no Manejo da Asma

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

Asthma and the socio-economic reality in Brazil

Asthma and the socio-economic reality in Brazil

Inhaler use in adolescents and adults with self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema in the city of Pelotas, Brazil

Key factors associated with uncontrolled asthma – the Asthma Control in Latin America Study

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