The ATLAS ASMA Study : Assessing the Impact of Asthma on Patients' Life - The Spanish Patients' Perspective
Domínguez-Ortega, Javier (Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid))
Plaza, Vicente (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Nieto Garcíá, Antonio (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe)
Delgado Romero, Julio (Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena (Sevilla, Andalusia))
Ancochea, Julio (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Mejia, Natalia (Novartis Farmacéutica)
Pastor, Mariano (Fundación Española de Asociaciones de Pacientes Alérgicos y con Enfermedades Respiratorias)
Blanco-Aparicio, Marina (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Date:	2023
Abstract:	ATLAS ASMA described the psychosocial impact of asthma on patients' daily life from patients' perspectives (in terms of impaired personal and intimate relationships, sleep quality, leisure time, daily activities, and others) in Spain. Secondary objective includes description of time since diagnosis, expectations, and satisfaction of patients about disease, treatment and medical assistance received, adherence to treatment, perceived control of asthma, and health-related quality of life. This was a cross-sectional, observational study, based on a self-administered online survey for adult patients (≥18 years) with asthma. Patients with asthma diagnosis of any type and severity who voluntarily participated in the survey through a web link were included consecutively. In the present manuscript, only adult patients' data are included. A total of 132 adults with asthma were included. Moderate/severe asthma constituted 59. 1% of the patients (females 71. 2%). Overall, most relevant areas affected due to asthma were leisure activities (67. 0%) and the quality/quantity of sleep (52. 3%). Moderate/severe patients perceived some degree of impairment in work, school, or at home due asthma more frequently vs mild patients (55. 2% vs 10. 9%). Poorly controlled asthma (ACT≤19) was reported in 41 (70. 7%) and 10 (21. 7%) moderate/severe and mild patients (p<0. 000), respectively. Mild patients obtained higher mean (SD) Mini-AQLQ score than moderate/severe asthma patients (5. 6 [1. 0] vs 4. 3 [1. 1], p<0. 000), likewise higher significant results for every individual dimension. Most patients cited little limitation to intense efforts (20. 5%). Half of the patients mentioned needing more information about asthma. Topics those patients like to have more information were difficulties that may can have and legal topics (78. 6%), asthma evolution (78. 6%), secondary effects or issues related to the treatment (61. 9%) and legal topics (61. 9%). The study reported important insights on psychosocial impact of asthma on patients' daily life from patients' perspectives along with health determinants in asthma-related health outcomes, sociodemographic and psychosocial factors.
Rights:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Asthma Control Test ; Health-related quality of life ; Healthcare resources utilization ; Mini-AQLQ ; Patient survey ; Psychosocial impact
Published in:	Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Vol. 16 (may 2023) , p. 461-471, ISSN 1178-6965

DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S404525
PMID: 37163179

11 p, 1.9 MB

The record appears in these collections:
Research literature > UAB research groups literature > Research Centres and Groups (research output) > Health sciences and biosciences > Institut de Recerca Sant Pau
Articles > Research articles
Articles > Published articles