Improving patient adherence with asthma self-management practices: What works?

摘要

Effective asthma control is as dependent on patient behavior as it is on guideline-based asthma therapies. More than for many chronic illnesses, asthma management requires patients to be actively engaged in multiple self-management behaviors, including self-monitoring of symptoms, use of an asthma action plan, environmental control practices, and regular adherence with pharma-cotherapy using appropriate device technique. When patients are appropriately adherent with these multiple recommendations, there is a strong evidence base that asthma can be very effectively controlled.