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dc.contributor.authorNeffen, Hugo*
dc.contributor.authorFritscher, Carlos*
dc.contributor.authorSchacht, Francisco Cuevas*
dc.contributor.authorLevy, Gur*
dc.contributor.authorChiarella, Pascual*
dc.contributor.authorSoriano, Joan B*
dc.contributor.authorMechali, Daniel*
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-23T18:37:15Z
dc.date.available2019-05-23T18:37:15Z
dc.date.issued2005-03-01
dc.identifier.issn1020-4989
dc.identifier.pmid15826399
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10757/625754
dc.description.abstractObjectives. The aims of this survey were (1) to assess the quality of asthma treatment and control in Latin America, (2) to determine how closely asthma management guidelines are being followed, and (3) to assess perception, knowledge and attitudes related to asthma in Latin America. Methods. We surveyed a household sample of 2 184 adults or parents of children with asthma in 2003 in 11 countries in Latin America. Respondents were asked about healthcare utilization, symptom severity, activity limitations and medication use. Results. Daytime asthma symptoms were reported by 56% of the respondents, and 51 % reported being awakened by their asthma at night. More than half of those surveyed had been hospitalized, attended a hospital emergency service or made unscheduled emergency visits to other healthcare facilities for asthma during the previous year. Patient perception of asthma control did not match symptom severity, even in patients with severe persistent asthma, 44.7% of whom regarded their disease as being well or completely controlled. Only 2.4% (2.3% adults and 2.6% children) met all criteria for asthma control. Although 37% reported treatment with prescription medications, only 6% were using inhaled corticosteroids. Most adults (79%) and children (68%) in this survey reported that asthma symptoms limited their activities. Absence from school and work was reported by 58% of the children and 31% of adults, respectively. Conclusions. Asthma control in Latin America falls short of goals in international guidelines, and in many aspects asthma care and control in Latin America suffer from the same shortcomings as in other areas of the world.en_US
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-17244382522&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Chiarella&st2=Pascual&nlo=1&nlr=20&nls=count-f&sid=c8f04a55e1825bc48245cd6be6b33301&sot=anl&sdt=aut&sl=39&s=AU-ID%28%22Chiarella%2c+Pascual%22+18436145400%29&relpos=10&citeCnt=120&searchTerm=en_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.sourceUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)es_PE
dc.sourceRepositorio Academico - UPCes_PE
dc.subjectAsthma prevention and controlen_US
dc.subjectLatin Americaen_US
dc.subjectAbsenteeismen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectAdulten_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectControlled studyen_US
dc.subjectDisease severityen_US
dc.subjectEmergency health serviceen_US
dc.subjectFemaleen_US
dc.subjectHealth care utilizationen_US
dc.subjectHealth surveyen_US
dc.subjectHouseholden_US
dc.subjectHumanen_US
dc.titleAsthma control in Latin America: the Asthma Insights and Reality in Latin America (AIRLA) survey.en_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US
dc.identifier.journalRevista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.description.peerreviewRevisión por pareses_PE
dc.contributor.email[email protected]es_PE
dc.source.journaltitleRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health
dc.source.volume17es_PE
dc.source.beginpage191-197es_PE
refterms.dateFOA2019-05-23T18:37:16Z
dc.identifier.isni0000 0001 2196 144X


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