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Outcome measures for asthma disease management.
Julie D K McNairn1, Candace Ramos, Jay M Portnoy
1Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
|May 10, 2007
Summary
Effective asthma management interventions require further research. Many current strategies show limited impact on patient-centered outcomes, highlighting the need for improved research designs and outcome measures in asthma care.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Asthma management strategies are often population-based.
- Identifying successful interventions is crucial for policy and improving patient outcomes, reducing morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review population-based asthma management interventions.
- To identify effective strategies for improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare burdens.
Main Methods:
- Review of studies focusing on asthma management interventions.
- Analysis of emergency room interventions, community-based educational programs, and behavior modification strategies.
- Examination of studies differentiating between adult and pediatric asthma management.
Main Results:
- Some interventions, particularly those leveraging the "teachable moment" and community education, show promise.
- Patient-specific outcomes like quality of life and symptom-free days were often not measured.
- Many interventions did not demonstrate durable responses or significant improvements in patient-centered outcomes, despite positive surrogate measures.
Conclusions:
- Current asthma interventions frequently fail to significantly improve patient-centered outcomes.
- There is a need for further research into asthma as a chronic disease.
- Effective interventions require appropriate outcome measures to assess their true impact.
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