Prevalence of asthma and its management: A review

• Published in: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 68; no. 12; p. 1823
• Main Authors: Rehman, Amna, Amin, Fatima, Sadeeqa, Saleha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pakistan Asianet-Pakistan 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Analysis; Asthma; Asthmatic persons; Care and treatment; Health aspects; Patient outcomes; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Management of asthma, Asthma prevalence,Asthma
• ISSN: 0030-9982

Among respiratory problems, asthma is one of the most apidly growing disorder which has victimised about onethird of the world's population and almost 2.5 million patients die annually as a result of severe exacerbation. Asthmatic patients most of the time fail to receive maximum benefits from the therapy because of drugrelated problems, side effects of steroid medication and special skill required for the administration technique of drug inhalation. The current review was planned to highlight the most frequent problems of asthmatic patients and their possible management suggested during the last few years. The greatest challenge is to ensure adherence to medication along with appropriate inhalation technique among asthmatic Patients Proper selection of drug and Device. According to Global Initiative for Asthma Guidelines 2017, proper counselling, training sessions, dosage calendars, patient reminders and evaluation of inhalation technique are found to be very helpful in improving the quality of life of patients.