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7364959

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Little is known about how individuals who have chronic disease actually manage their symptoms. This study involving a community-based population of 157 adult asthmatics assesses their ability to take care of their disease and to alter their behavior following a change in symptoms. Multiple techniques (interview, direct observation, and diary) were used to determine their behaviors with respect to medications and physician use; there were then compared with criteria defining the requisite level of a behavior to reduce symptoms. Of the population assessed, 66% had no bronchodilator medication at home, 24% used an inhaler ineffectively, and 68% did not see a physician regularly. When faced with increasing symptoms, at least 40% of the asthmatics did not perform three basic and appropriate behaviors in medication use and physician contact. If physicians and other health care providers could decrease the frequency of these inappropriate self-care behaviors, it could result in improved health.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0094-5145
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
An assessment of the adequacy of self-care by adult asthmatics.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article