Predictors of success/failure in the control of asthmatic smoking patients under conditions of clinical practice

BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking directly affects the airway, where it triggers a very strong local inflammatory response.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the predictors of improvement or worsening of asthma control in asthmatic smokers.

METHODS: Observational, prospective, multicenter, single cohort study, carried out in the outpatient pulmonology departments with a follow-up period of 6 months. The treatment was adjusted according to the indications of standard clinical practice.

RESULTS: 196 patients were included, with a mean age of 54.64 years.39% of the patients were active smokers. Interpreting an Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score of ≤ 0.75 as asthma control, this was achieved in 30.2% of the cases. Patients with greater adherence were more likely to improve their asthma symptoms (p < 0.05), defined as a decrease in ACQ of 0.5 points or more at the final visit, while taking concomitant medication was a negative risk factor for improvement (p < 0.001). An eosinophil value >300 was a predictor for achieving control (p < 0.01). Patients treated with fluticasone propionate/formoterol versus those receiving budesonide/formoterol or beclomethasone/formoterol had a lower ACQ score (p < 0.01 and p < 0.01, respectively).

CONCLUSION: Asthmatic patients with active tobacco exposure and a higher number of anti-asthma medications are more likely to have poorer control. Correct adherence to treatment is the main intervention to be performed to achieve the control. An eosinophil count greater than 300 was the main predictor for achieving control. Fluticasone propionate/formoterol FP/FORM was associated with a greater likelihood of improving ACQ score.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 60(2023), 9 vom: 09. Sept., Seite 1715-1722

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pallarés-Sanmartín, Abel [VerfasserIn]
Mosteiro-Añón, María Del Mar [VerfasserIn]
Macía, María [VerfasserIn]
Blanco, Nagore [VerfasserIn]
Barros-Casas, David [VerfasserIn]
Corbacho Abelaira, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Sánchez, Toni [VerfasserIn]
Fiorentino, Federico [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

51333-22-3
Adult
Androstadienes
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Asthma
Bronchodilator Agents
Bronchodilator agents
Budesonide
CUT2W21N7U
Chronic disease
Drug Combinations
Eosinophilia
Ethanolamines
Fluticasone
Formoterol Fumarate
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Prospective studies
Quality of life
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Surveys and questionnaires
Tobacco
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/02770903.2023.2185153

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353537578