Characterisation of the Australian Adult Population Living with Asthma: Severe - Exacerbation Frequency, Long-Term OCS Use and Adverse Effects.

Kerry L HancockSinthia Z Bosnic-AnticevichJohn D BlakeyMark HewLi Ping ChungBiljana CvetkovskiScott ClaxtonPeter Del FanteEve DentonJoe DoanKanchanamala RanasingheLucy MorganAnita SharmaPeter K SmithDeb StewartPhilip J ThompsonRussell WisemanJohn W UphamKwok Y YanVictoria CarterKiranjeet DhillonFlorian HeraudThao LeRebecca K Vella David J Pricenull null

Published in: Pragmatic and observational research (2022)

The Australian population living with GINA 1, 4, 5a and 5b asthma have high severe exacerbation rates and steroid-related burden, especially when compared to other first world countries, with these patients needing alternative strategies or possibly specialist assessment to better manage their condition.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
early onset
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
air pollution
cystic fibrosis
respiratory failure
patient reported