在意大利全科医生所诊治的患者中,哮喘和共患过敏性鼻炎对生活质量和疾病控制的影响
2012/11/19
摘要
目的:哮喘在一般人群中具有较高的患病率。对于因哮喘症状就诊的患者,虽然全科医生(GP)是进行诊治的主要医疗人员,但很少有研究基于GP提供的数据对哮喘进行评价。本项观察性研究旨在意大利GP的哮喘患者中评价哮喘和共患过敏性鼻炎对个体/社会负担、生活质量和疾病控制的影响。
方法:意大利107名GP诊治的995名患者入选本研究,这些患者诊断为哮喘并采用哮喘药物治疗,或在过去12个月内出现哮喘样症状。通过GP和患者填写问卷调查来收集数据。
结果:995名哮喘患者中,60.6%的患者共患过敏性鼻炎(R+A),39.4%的患者仅患哮喘。与R+A患者相比,哮喘患者间歇性哮喘发生率显著降低(37.5% vs. 55.6%),轻度、中度和严重持续性哮喘发生率显著增加(分别为28.4% vs. 23.2%, 28.7% vs. 18.8%和5.4% vs 2.4%)。由哮喘导致的个体/社会负担较频繁,且随着疾病严重程度增加而增加:87.5%的严重持续性哮喘患者主诉过去12个月内至少一次医疗咨询,37.5%的患者存在急诊就诊,26.7%的患者住院治疗,62.5%的患者日常活动受限。哮喘控制和生活质量与疾病严重程度成负相关,R+A患者的哮喘控制和生活质量较哮喘患者差。
结论:本研究显示,在意大利GP诊治的哮喘患者中,较高的疾病严重程度和共患过敏性鼻炎对哮喘患者生活质量以及由哮喘导致的个体/社会负担产生负面影响。
(刘国梁 审校)
J Asthma. 2012 Oct;49(8):854-861.
Impact of Asthma and Comorbid Allergic Rhinitis on Quality of Life and Control in Patients of Italian General Practitioners.
Maio S, Baldacci S, Simoni M, Angino A, Martini F, Cerrai S, Sarno G, Pala A, Bresciani M, Paggiaro P, Viegi G; on behalf of ARGA Study Group.
Source
Pulmonary Environmental Epidemiology Unit, CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology , Pisa , Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:Asthma is a disease with elevated prevalence within the general population. Although general practitioners (GPs) are among the first health-care professionals to whom patients refer for their symptoms, there are few evaluations of this disease based on data provided by the GPs. The aim of this observational study is to assess the impact of asthma and comorbid allergic rhinitis on individual/social burden, quality of life, and disease control in asthmatic patients of Italian GPs.
METHODS:Throughout Italy, 107 GPs enrolled 995 patients diagnosed with asthma and using anti-asthmatic drug prescriptions, or with asthma-like symptoms during the previous 12 months. Data were collected through questionnaires filled out by GPs and patients.
RESULTS:Of the 995 asthmatic patients, 60.6% had concomitant allergic rhinitis (R+A), 39.4% had asthma alone. The latter, compared to those with R+A, showed significantly lower prevalence of intermittent asthma (37.5% vs. 55.6%) and higher prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe persistent asthma (28.4% vs. 23.2%, 28.7% vs. 18.8%, and 5.4% vs 2.4%, respectively). Individual/social burden due to asthma was frequent and increased with disease severity: 87.5% of severe persistent asthma patients reported at least one medical consultation in the last 12 months, 37.5% emergency department visits, 26.7% hospitalization, and 62.5% limitations in daily activities. Control and quality of life were inversely associated with disease severity and were worse in patients with R+A than in those with asthma alone.
CONCLUSIONS:This study showed the negative impact of high severity levels and comorbid allergic rhinitis on quality of life of asthmatic patients and on individual/social burden due to asthma in an Italian GPs setting.
J Asthma. 2012 Oct;49(8):854-861.
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