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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Asthma. 2011 Sep;48(7):741–750. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2011.598204

Table 2. Statements about Inhaled Controller Adherence used as Focus Group Stimuli.

My day is so full with other activities that I don’t think about taking my asthma medications.
My asthma is the last of my family’s worries and problems.
I am embarrassed about taking asthma medications when others can see me.
It’s easy to talk to my doctor.
My parents don’t agree about how I should take care of my asthma.
Since I have asthma, I expect that I’ll have trouble breathing at least once a week.
I have control over my asthma.
I take asthma inhalers only when I need them.
Asthma medications become less powerful after you have taken them for a long time.
Someday I will outgrow my asthma.
It is easy for me to take my medications because my schedule is about the same every day.
There are things I can’t do because I have asthma.
My asthma is different from “Real” asthma.
Asthma inhalers have serious, long-term side effects.
My doctor is only concerned about medications.
My doctor thinks that asthma medications are more important than they really are.