Asthma management, focused on the use of oral corticosteroids: the opinions of Italian asthmatic patients.

Manuela LatorreAngela RizziPierluigi PaggiaroIlaria BaiardiniDiego BagnascoStefano Del GiaccoCarlo LombardiVincenzo PatellaEleonora NuceraRoberta ParenteGiovanni Paoletti Laura PiniErminia RidoloGianenrico Senna Francesco BlasiGiorgio Walter Canonica

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2024)

The survey results confirmed many problems related to mild-moderate and severe asthma management in Italy and highlighted the overuse of OCS rather than more effective and safe treatments, which had strong negative effects on HRQoL.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
prognostic factors
high intensity
patient reported outcomes