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Treatment adherence and level of control in moderate persistent asthma in children and adolescents treated with fluticasone and salmeterol

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract Objective: There is a scarcity of studies that assessed the association between adherence to combination therapy and asthma control in pediatric patients. The authors investigated the association between adherence to fluticasone propionate/salmeterol xinafoate combination-metered aerosol and th...

Asma: uso adecuado de dispositivos para inhalación

Resumen La terapia inhalada se considera la piedra angular del manejo del asma. Sin embargo, a pesar de ser la forma ideal de administración de estos medicamentos, solamente el 70% de los pacientes cumple el tratamiento adecuadamente y sólo del 39 al 67% de los médicos conocen y pueden explicar de for...

Distance Education to Improve the Quality of Asthma Treatment in Primary Health Care: Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial - RESPIRANET

Objective: The mere dissemination of standard care recommendations has been insufficient to improve clinical results in patients with asthma. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a multifaceted asthma distance education for primary care providers. Methods: Clus...

Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument: translation into Portuguese and cross-cultural adaptation for use in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To translate the Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument (PACCI) to Portuguese and adapt it for use in Brazil, ensuring the cultural validity of the content and semantic equivalence of the target version. Methods: The Brazilian Portuguese-language version of the PACCI ...

Temporal evolution of and factors associated with asthma and wheezing in schoolchildren in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the evolution of the prevalence of asthma and wheezing among schoolchildren in Brazil from 2012 to 2015, as well as to identify factors associated with both conditions. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the Brazilian National School-Based Adolesce...

Prescribing trends in and perceptions of the treatment of asthma: a survey among pulmonologists in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (5), 2019

The use of probiotics as a supplementary therapy in the treatment of patients with asthma: a pilot study and implications

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the use of probiotics as an additional therapy in the treatment of children and adolescents with asthma in Belo Horizonte, MG-Brazil. METHODS: A pilot longitudinal, experimental and nonrandomized study with 30 patients from six to 17 years old from Belo Horizonte. In the baseline ap...

Evidence of orofacial myofunctional therapy patients with asthma and rhinitis: a systematic review

CoDAS; 31 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose to evaluate the efficacy of orofacial myofunctional therapy in improving orofacial function and nasal breathing in patients with asthma and rhinitis and, consequently, achieve clinical control of these conditions. Research strategies We used the elements of the PICOT method (study popu...

Asma e a técnica inalatória do inalador pressurizado dosimetrado acoplado ao espaçador: revisão integrativa

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar quais técnicas inalatórias do Inalador Pressurizado Dosimetrado, acoplado ao espaçador, têm sido utilizadas em pacientes com asma. Método: trata-se de revisão integrativa, realizada em janeiro de 2018, nas bases de dados US National Library of Medicine e na Literatura...