An estimated 300 million people are affected by asthma worldwide and the burden is likely
to rise substantially in the next few decades. Estimates of the prevalence of asthma range …

Asthma is a common non-communicable disease, often characterized by activity limitation,
negative effects on social life and relationships, problems with finding and keeping …

Growing evidence from scientific research elucidates the important role of alexithymia in
chronic immune diseases. This Review aims to explore the presence of alexithymia in …

Clinical research showed that asthma control is an achievable target. However, real‐life
observations suggest that a significant proportion of patients suffer from symptoms and …

Despite four decades of resilience research, resilience remains a poor fit for practice as a
scientific construct. Using the literature, we explored the concepts attributed to the …

Allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR), food allergies, and insect sting
allergies have been described since early recorded history. A clinical condition with …

Background Non-adherence to asthma treatment is a contributing factor for poorly controlled
asthma. Aim The aim of this systematic review is to explore patients' perceptions of their …

Despite the regular treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) or ICS plus long-acting
beta2-agonists, permits to control de majority of asthmatics, a significant proportion of …

OBJECTIVE: To explain adherence to prophylactic asthma medication (PAM, inhaled
corticosteroids) by the attitude, social influence, and self-efficacy (ASE) model added with …

Background: In asthma, as in other chronic conditions, poor adherence to treatment and to
medical advice is common and contributes to substantial worsening of the disease and …