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What Can We Do to Address Inadequate Asthma Control in the United States?
Asthma burden continues to grow and inadequate control plays a major role
- In 2007, the total cost of asthma in the United States was approximately $56 billion, due to medical costs, missed school and work days, and early deaths1
- The total cost of asthma has increased to $81.9 billion in 20132
Asthma Burden Cost Comparison1,2
The US has high level of inadequate asthma control4,5
What are some key drivers leading to inadequate asthma control?
Therapy Adherence
- Rates of therapy nonadherenceamong patients with asthma range from 30% to 70%6,7
- Low adherence to asthma management regimens results in inadequate asthma control, which has7
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- Clinical consequences, including asthma exacerbations and decreased quality of life
- Economic consequences, such as increased hospitalization and ED visits, resulting in high healthcare costs
Inhaler Technique
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Design |
A 2016 systematic review of 144 articles (N=54,354 patients) reported the average of correct, acceptable, and poor inhaler technique tests over 40 years of observation8 |
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Method |
Over 59,000 tests of inhaler technique were directly observed by trained personnel between 1975 and 20148 |
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Results |
Only about one third of patients demonstrated correct technique, and there has not been a significant improvement in inhaler device technique over time8 |
Figure 3. Average Inhaler Technique over Time8
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References:
- CDC Vital Signs. Asthma in the US: growing every year. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/asthma/index.html. Accessed November 20, 2018.
- Nurmagambetov T, Kuwahara R, Garbe P. The economic burden of asthma in the United States, 2008-2013. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018;15(3):348-356.
- CDC. Most recent asthma data. https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/most_recent_data.htm. November 20, 2018.
- CDC. AsthmaStats. Uncontrolled asthma among persons with current asthma. https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/asthma_stats/Uncontrolled_Asthma.pdf. Accessed November 20, 2018.
- CDC. Asthma. 2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data. https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/2016/table3-1.htm. Accessed November 20, 2018.
- Klok T, Kaptein AA, Brand PLP. Non-adherence in children with asthma reviewed: the need for improvement of asthma care and medical education.Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2015;26(3):197-205.
- World Health Organization. Adherence to long-term therapies: evidence for action. 2003. http://www.who.int/chp/knowledge/publications/adherence_full_report.pdf. Accessed November 20, 2018.
- Sanchis J, Gich I, Pedersen S, Aerosol Drug Management Improvement Team (ADMIT). Systematic review of errors in inhaler use: has patient technique improved over time? Chest. 2016;150(2):394-406.
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