The Relationship Between the "Adherence Starts with Knowledge-20" Questionnaire and Clinical Factors in Patients with COPD: A Multi-Center, Cross-Sectional Study.
Kaho AkimotoKuniaki HiraiTomohiro MatsunagaKeisuke KanekoHatsuko MikuniTomoko KawaharaTomoki UnoAkiko FujiwaraYoshito MiyataShin OhtaTetsuya HommaHideki InoueFumihiro YamaguchiSojiro KusumotoShintaro SuzukiAkihiko TanakaHironori SagaraPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
The ASK-20 scores in patients with COPD were significantly associated with CAT and HADS scores. In Japan, Respimat was prescribed to younger patients and patients with lower CAT scores. The ASK-20, a simple evaluation method, is useful for identifying clinical factors affecting adherence in patients with COPD.