Adult Asthmatics
What are the Clinical Factors that Affect Quality of Life in Adult Asthmatics?
... What are the Clinical Factors that Affect Quality of Life in Adult Asthmatics? ORIGINAL ARTICLE What are the Clinical Factors that Affect Quality of Life in Adult Asthmatics? L N Hooi, FRCP Chest Clin[.] ...
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Efficacy of brief motivational interviewing to improve adherence to inhaled corticosteroids among adult asthmatics: results from a randomized controlled pilot feasibility trial
... This pilot study assessed the feasibility of a relatively brief (90 minutes) MI intervention to improve daily ICS adher- ence in 54, nonadherent, poorly controlled adult asthmatics. Results of ITT analyses ...
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Esophageal motility, vagal function and gastroesophageal reflux in a cohort of adult asthmatics
... (73.3%) asthmatics had abnormally high acid exposure of the distal esophagus and 20 ...in asthmatics compared to ...in asthmatics that scored positive for GERD symptoms compared to those with lower ...
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Illness cognitions and health behaviours in adult asthmatics : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Massey University
... The findings support the study assumption that number and frequency of symptoms are indicators of seriousness. Results at the bivariate level show that self-rated seriousness correlates weakly to moderately with ...
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Development and validation of a predictive model of failed stepping-down of inhaled corticosteroids in adult asthmatics
... We, therefore, conducted a study to develop and vali- date a simplified clinical prediction score for estimating the likelihood of failed stepping-down of ICSs in patients with adult asthma who have maintained ...
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Impact of Asthma Educational Intervention on Self Care Management of Bronchial Asthma among Adult Asthmatics
... million asthmatics in ...of asthmatics has leapt by over 60% since the early 1980s and deaths have doubled to 5000 a ...million asthmatics in Japan of whom 7% have severe and 30% have moderate ...
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VEGF serum concentration and irreversible bronchoconstriction in adult asthmatics
... In asthmatics, treatment with inhaled corticosteroids was declared mostly in the group with irreversible bronchoconstriction, which suggests that inhaled corticosteroids may delay the pro- gression of airway ...
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Polymorphisms in signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and lung function in asthma
... the adult asthmatics, and a potential explanation for our find- ings is that STAT3 interacts with pro-inflammatory envi- ronmental stimuli, such as tobacco smoke, to affect FEV ...
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Prevalence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease symptoms and reflux-associated respiratory symptoms in asthma
... Estimates of the prevalence of GORD symptoms among adult asthmatics vary widely. The pooled sample-size weighted average prevalence of GORD symptoms in asth- matics reported in a review using data from ...
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Serum interleukin-5 levels are elevated in mild and moderate persistent asthma irrespective of regular inhaled glucocorticoid therapy
... in adult asthmatics on inhaled glucocorticoids studied a small group of patients (14 atopic asthmatics) whose asthma severity was not graded ...an adult population of atopic and non- atopic ...
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Expression of toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in subjects with asthma by total serum IgE level
... in asthmatics with normal total serum ...in adult asthmatics, and the data were stratified according to the type of asthma in terms of high versus normal level of total serum ...
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Fragranced consumer products: effects on asthmatic Australians
... Study strengths and limitations Our survey population is rep- resentative of the Australian population (1098 respondents, 95% confidence level with a 3% margin of error). The 1098 respon- dents were randomly recruited ...
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A study of serum electrolytes abnormality in asthmatics.
... The details of the study have been explained to me in writing and the details have been fully explained to me. I am aware that the results of the study may not be directly beneficial to me but will help in the ...
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Encasing bedding in covers made of microfine fibers reduces exposure to house mite allergens and improves disease management in adult atopic asthmatics
... Between August and October 2009, we recruited 25 adult asthma patients at the National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara, National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan. All patients suffered from moderate or severe atopic ...
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Quality of Life How do Malaysian Asthmatics Fare?
... Quality of Life How do Malaysian Asthmatics Fare? ORIGINAL ARTICLE Quality of Life How Do Malaysian Asthmatics Fare? S Sararaks, MPH*, B Rugayah, MPH**, A B Azman, PhD *, C Karuthan, B Sc***, L L Low,[.] ...
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Hyperoxic attenuation of exercise induced bronchospasm in asthmatics
... To investigate the mechanism of exercise-induced bronchospasm, we measured specific airway conductance before and after exercise in 7 healthy normals, 12 asthmatics with intact carotid bodies, and 5 ...
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TGFB1 Gene Promoter Polymorphisms in Serbian Asthmatics
... ease, the patients were subgrouped according to exacerbations of their asthmatic symptoms. Exacer- bations of asthma are acute or subacute episodes of progressive increase in shortness of breath, cough, wheezing or chest ...
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An Intelligent Monitoring Device for Asthmatics using Arduino
... ABSTRACT: Asthma is a life time lung disease causing irregular functions and shortness in breathing. Continuous monitoring is the essential action to monitor and control the chronic disease. On-time monitoring helps ...
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Fragranced consumer products: effects on asthmatics
... Among asthmatics, ...of asthmatics, and 75.7% of non-asthmatics, were not aware that even so- called natural, green, and organic fragranced products typically emit hazardous air pollutants ...of ...
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Exhaled carbon monoxide in asthmatics: a meta-analysis
... in asthmatics, is regulated by steroid treatment and reflects disease severity and ...non-smoking asthmatics and healthy subjects or asthmatics before and after steroid treatment were ...
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