Helen K. Reddel|Susan ? Sawyer|Peter Everett|P. Flood|Matthew J. Peters
Asthma control in Australia: a cross?sectional web?based survey in a nationally representative population
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research|University of Sydney|University of Melbourne|Royal Children's Hospital|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|Concord Repatriation General Hospital
identify patterns asthma control treatment australian adults asthmacrosssectional webbased survey conducted 127 november 2012adults current asthma least 16 years age drawn randomly webbased panel weighted reflect national population proportions people asthmaasthma control test act scores health care utilisation medication use2686 participants completed survey 571 female median age group 4049 years mean act score 192 95 ci 189193 asthma classified well controlled 544 participants well controlled 227 poorly controlled 230 608 reported using preventer medication mostly combined inhaled corticosteroidlongacting 2agonist previous year 234 made least one urgent visit general practitioner concerning asthma 100 least one emergency department visit urgent consultations common poorly controlled well controlled asthma adjusted odds ratio urgent gp visits 598 95 ci 475754 emergency department visits 259 95 ci 191353 respectively participants classified according asthma symptom control frequency preventer medication usage well controlled asthma included group 400 participants used preventer medication infrequently less 5 days week consistent mild asthma group b 147 used least 5 days week uncontrolled asthma symptoms reported group c 197 despite regular preventer use group 257 used none littlethis study provides first data asthma control relationship treatment large representative australian population findings highlight significant preventable asthma morbidity australia