A small qualitative study in NSW and VIC interviewed 32 adults with severe asthma, currently treated, and reported that timely severe asthma diagnosis in Australia appears to be hampered by an absence of a clear referral process, lack of general practitioner (GP) knowledge of additional treatment options, under-utilisation of pharmacists, and multiple specialists treating patient…
A Cross-sectional survey of 6048 adult Australians with current asthma in the community (conducted in Feb-March 2021 during Covid measures) found that: – 21.7% had difficult-to-treat asthma (DTTA) – 85.4% of the participants with DTTA had at least 1 other chronic condition (comorbidity) Note: DTTA was defined as severe asthma and/or poor asthma control and/or…
According to a cross-sectional survey of 6048 adult Australians with current asthma in the community (conducted in Feb-March 2021 during Covid measures), 21.7% of adults with asthma had difficult-to-treat asthma (DTTA) in 2021, of which: – 50.4% had very poorly controlled asthma – 36.2% were current smokers – 85.4% had at least 1 additional chronic…