Self management in asthma care

doi:10.1136/bmj.321.7275.1482

BMJ 2000;321:1482-1483 ( 16 December )

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Self management in asthma care

Professionals must rethink their role if they are to guide patients successfully

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Equipping people with asthma with the tools they need to manage their condition is as important as writing the correct prescription,"according to the United Kingdom's National Asthma campaign. Guidedself management has an established place in asthma guidelinesand recommendations.^1-2 Yet the reality of everyday asthma careis quite different from that which the guidelines suggest, asshown by Jones et al in this issue (p 1507).³ Even among generalpractitioners in an academic setting, asthma remains underdiagnosedand poorly treated,⁴ despite increased awareness of the condition.Professionals perceive asthma as a lifelong problem, but patientsdiscontinue treatment after a few years or do not consult healthprofessionals at all.⁵

General practitioners and nurses have an important role in implementing self care programmes. However, Jones et al reportthat patient self management and transfer of responsibility fromprofessional caregivers received a lukewarm response at best fromgeneral practitioners, . . . [Full text of this article]

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Qualitative study of views of health professionals and patients on guided self management plans for asthma: Alan Jones, Roisin Pill, and Stephanie Adams
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