Title |
Primary care based clinics for asthma
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2012
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd003533.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Elora Baishnab, Charlotta Karner |
Abstract |
Asthma is defined as the presence of variable airflow obstruction with symptoms (more than one of wheeze, breathlessness, chest tightness, cough). It is becoming increasingly common worldwide and this is especially true in higher income countries. In several of these countries there has been a move towards delivery of asthma care via primary care based asthma clinics. Such clinics deliver proactive asthma care sited within primary care, via regular, dedicated sessions which are usually nurse led and doctor supported. They include organised recall of patients on an asthma register and care usually comprises education, symptom review and guideline-based management. Despite the proliferation of such clinics, especially in countries such as the United Kingdom (UK), there is a paucity of evidence to support their use. This review sets out to look at the evidence for the effectiveness of asthma clinics. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 218 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 39 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 12% |
Researcher | 26 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 23 | 10% |
Other | 13 | 6% |
Other | 52 | 23% |
Unknown | 42 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 80 | 36% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 34 | 15% |
Psychology | 13 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 2% |
Other | 29 | 13% |
Unknown | 52 | 23% |