Background: Achievement of optimal asthma control is the goal of the Global Initiative for
Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Methods: In a survey involving 281 physicians, asthma control …

Background: The GINA guidelines have redefined the primary goal of asthma treatment as
achieving optimum control. Objectives: To document the level of asthma control in …

Background Surprisingly little is known about asthma control among asthmatics who smoke.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate asthma symptom control according …

Objective: To identify predictors of improved asthma control under conditions of everyday
practice in Switzerland. Research design and methods: A subgroup of 1380 patients with …

BACKGROUND: Clinical guidelines consider the concept of 'asthma control'as the primary
goal of asthma treatment. This study aimed to explore patients' views of concepts that are …

Aims: To assess current levels of asthma control and to identify barriers to optimal asthma
management. Methods: A survey was conducted of 802 asthma patients (via computer …

Asthmatics in the community suffer morbidity due to poor asthma control. The Global
Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines established minimum goals for the management of …

Aim: The aim of this exploratory study was to identify those factors associated with asthma
control assessed according to GINA Guidelines. Method: 809 (56% female) subjects with …

Asthma management guidelines provide recommendations for the optimum control of
asthma. This survey assessed the current levels of asthma control as reported by patients …

■ Abstract Background: The aim of asthma therapy is to achieve and maintain disease
control. Clinicians' behavior is crucial in terms of prescribing the best possible treatment …