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Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary

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Bateman, E. D., Hurd, S. S., Barnes, P. J., Bousquet, J., Drazen, J. M., FitzGerald, M., Gibson, P., Ohta, K. +6 more·2008·European Respiratory Journal

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Asthma is a serious health problem throughout the world. During the past two decades, many scientific advances have improved our understanding of asthma and ability to manage and control it effectively. However, recommendations for asthma care need to be adapted to local conditions, resources and services. Since it was formed in 1993, the Global Initiative for Asthma, a network of individuals, organisations and public health officials, has played a leading role in disseminating information about the care of patients with asthma based on a process of continuous review of published scientific investigations. A comprehensive workshop report entitled “A Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention”, first published in 1995, has been widely adopted, translated and reproduced, and forms the basis for many national guidelines. The 2006 report contains important new themes. First, it asserts that “it is reasonable to expect that in most patients with asthma, control of the disease can and should be achieved and maintained,” and recommends a change in approach to asthma management, with asthma control, rather than asthma severity, being the focus of treatment decisions. The importance of the patient–care giver partnership and guided self-management, along with setting goals for treatment, are also emphasised.

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Bateman, E. D., Hurd, S. S., Barnes, P. J., Bousquet, J., Drazen, J. M., FitzGerald, M., Gibson, P., Ohta, K., O'Byrne, P., Pedersen, S. E., Pizzichini, E., Sullivan, S. D., Wenzel, S. E., & Zar, H. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Cape Town (ZA)
  • McMaster University (CA)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • John Hunter Hospital (AU)
Venue
European Respiratory Journal
Published
2007-12-31
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
143-178
ISSN
  • 0903-1936 (ISSN-L)
  • 1399-3003
OpenAlex
W2136199835
Cited by
3,203
References
416
Citations by year
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FWCI
92.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Respiratory Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational exposure and asthma
Keywords
asthma management, asthma prevention, Global Initiative for Asthma, asthma control, asthma severity, treatment goals
MeSH terms
Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Asthma, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Public Health, Risk Factors, Global Health, Pulmonary Medicine, Guidelines as Topic, Anti-Asthmatic Agents, Disease Management, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Interdisciplinary Communication

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