Table 1. Summary of REALISE Asia attitudinal–control clusters²².

		Cluster 1: Well-adjusted	Cluster 4: Rejectors	Cluster 3: Lost	Cluster 4: Endurers	Cluster 5: Worrier
		Well-adjusted and at least partly controlled	In Denial about symptoms	Adrift and poorly controlled	Tolerating with poor control	Worried with multiple symptoms’
Prevalencea n (%)		713 (29)	429 (18)	332 (14)	715 (29)	278 (11)
GINA control status
Controlled		34%	38%	3%	3%	0%
Partially controlled		48%	48%	19%	23%	8%
Uncontrolled		18%	14%	79%	74%	92%
Key characteristics
Level of asthma control		High	High	Low	Low	Lowest
Level of confidence in asthma		Highest	High	Moderate	Low	Lowest
Perceived severity of asthma		Mild/Less	Mild/Less	Moderate	Moderate	Severe
Frequency of seeking information about asthma		Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High
Level of concern about their asthma		Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High
Socially conscious about asthma		Lowest	High	Highest	Moderate	High
Descriptive summary		Generally cope well with their asthma Asthma has minimal impact on their daily lives Happy to go along with doctor’s advice No problem using their inhaler, reflecting carefree attitude	Refuse to accept asthma label Yet to come to terms with emotional burden of living with asthma Deprioritise their health despite some concerns about their asthma High social consciousness about using inhaler	High level of stress and anxiety about their asthma Asthma has high impact on their daily lives Avoid thinking about their health High asthma information seeking frequency but do not know where to turn for answers	Accept their condition and that they do not have control over it High acceptance of condition means they do not allow asthma to have a major impact on their daily life Low level of confidence in managing their asthma Less interested in seeking information than other uncontrolled patient types	Asthma is a constant worry on their mind Accept their condition but live with a high level of stress and anxiety about their asthma Exhibit high asthma information seeking frequency due to their concerns

^aWithin REALISE Asia responder population.