Table 5.
Patients’ attitude toward asthma in daily life
| Overall (N=2,467) | GINA-defined asthma control 7
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled (n=440) | Partially controlled (n=802) | Uncontrolled (n=1,225) | ||
| Patients who strongly agree or tend to agree with the following statements,* n (%) | ||||
| It is important that I fit in with people around me | 2,189 (88.7) | 401 (91.1) | 724 (90.3) | 1,064 (86.9) |
| My doctor knows what is best for me and I try to follow what (s)he says | 2,141 (86.8) | 395 (89.8) | 708 (88.3) | 1,038 (84.7) |
| Do not label me as a person who is sick | 2,096 (85.0) | 406 (92.3) | 712 (88.8) | 978 (79.8) |
| I see myself as healthy and fit | 1,729 (70.1) | 361 (82.0) | 603 (75.2) | 765 (62.4) |
| I just get on with my life, I do not think about my asthma | 1,704 (69.1) | 347 (78.9) | 578 (72.1) | 779 (63.6) |
| I am not like other people with asthma | 1,575 (63.8) | 317 (72.0) | 514 (64.1) | 744 (60.7) |
| I worry about what my asthma will be like in 10 years | 1,493 (60.5) | 188 (42.7) | 423 (52.7) | 882 (72.0) |
| I live for today, rather than worry about tomorrow | 1,484 (60.2) | 285 (64.8) | 475 (59.2) | 724 (59.1) |
| I have no time to think about my health as other things are more important | 1,074 (43.5) | 225 (51.1) | 301 (37.5) | 548 (44.7) |
| Patients who strongly agree or tend to agree with the following statements,† n (%) | ||||
| I feel embarrassed using my asthma inhaler in front of others | 1,162 (52.5) | 140 (40.2) | 328 (44.5) | 694 (62.0) |
| I find it a real nuisance having to use my inhaler | 1,189 (48.2) | 187 (42.5) | 363 (45.3) | 639 (52.2) |
| I feel embarrassed carrying my asthma inhaler around with me | 1,294 (47.1) | 177 (31.8) | 357 (40.9) | 760 (56.7) |
| I ignore my doctor’s instructions about when and how often to take my medication (inhaler) | 895 (36.3) | 101 (23.0) | 246 (30.7) | 548 (44.7) |
| I find my inhaler difficult to use | 766 (31.1) | 109 (24.8) | 216 (26.9) | 441 (36.0) |
Notes:
*
Supplementary material: Q2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Agree = tend to agree, strongly agree;
†
supplementary material: Q39. To what extent would you agree with the following statements? Agree = tend to agree, strongly agree.
Abbreviation: GINA, Global Initiative for Asthma.