Asthma patients in Saudi Arabia - preferences, health beliefs and experiences that shape asthma management.
Reem AlzayerHadi A AlmansourIman BashetiBetty Bouad ChaarNoha Al AloolaBandana SainiPublished in: Ethnicity & health (2020)
Inadequate self-management behaviours may affect the level of asthma control in people with asthma in Saudi Arabia. Improved primary care models with extensive focus on asthma education are needed to relieve the over-reliance on tertiary care help-seeking models that are currently the norm. Current evidence-based information also needs to be prepared in patient friendly formats and disseminated widely. Community pharmacists would need to be trained and skilled inpatient engagement and would have to win the public trust for viable asthma services provision.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- mental health
- primary care
- healthcare
- allergic rhinitis
- tertiary care
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- palliative care
- cystic fibrosis
- ejection fraction
- health information
- air pollution
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- social media
- risk assessment
- prognostic factors
- case report
- resistance training
- decision making