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How general practitioners manage acute asthma attacks

R G Neville1, G Hoskins, B Smith

  • 1Tayside Centre for General Practice, University of Dundee, UK.

Thorax
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
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General practitioners

Area of Science:

  • General Practice
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Comparison of asthma attack management by UK general practitioners between 1991/92 and 1992/93.
  • Evaluation against established clinical guidelines for asthma care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess changes in asthma attack management by general practitioners.
  • To identify adherence to recommended asthma care guidelines.

Main Methods:

  • Postal survey of 299 UK general practitioners in 1992/93 (managing 2332 attacks).
  • Comparison with data from 218 practitioners in 1991/92 (managing 1805 attacks).
  • Separate analysis of a subgroup of practitioners with a special interest in asthma.

Main Results:

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  • No significant change in overall management patterns between the two years.
  • Underuse of systemic steroids and nebulised bronchodilators compared to guidelines.
  • Increased use of systemic steroids (56% to 71%) and nebulised bronchodilators (31% to 32%).
  • Increased prophylactic medication (41% to 49%) and antibiotic use (32% to 40%).
  • Special interest group practitioners used more steroids and nebulised bronchodilators.

Conclusions:

  • While some management aspects improved, a significant gap remains between current practice and recommended asthma guidelines.
  • General practitioners' asthma management shows partial alignment with guidelines, but requires further improvement.