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Prevalence of the eosinophilic phenotype among severe asthma patients in Brazil...
Athanazio,Rodrigo; Stelmach,Rafael; Antila,Martti; Souza-Machado,Adelmir; Arruda,L. Karla; Cerci Neto,Alcindo; Serpa,Faradiba SarquisABSTRACT Objective: To assess the prevalence of the eosinophilic and allergic phenotypes of severe asthma in Brazil, as well as to investigate the clinical characteristics of severe asthma patients in the country. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of adult patients diagnosed with severe asthma and managed at specialized centers in Brazil. The study was conducted in 2019. Results: A total of 385 patients...
Oral health-related quality of life in individuals with severe asthma
Brasil-Oliveira,Rebeca; Cruz,Álvaro Augusto; Souza-Machado,Adelmir; Pinheiro,Gabriela Pimentel; Inácio,Debora dos Santos; Sarmento,Viviane AlmeidaABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among individuals with severe asthma, comparing it with that observed among individuals with mild-to-moderate asthma and individuals without asthma. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 125 individuals: 40 with severe asthma; 35 with mild-to-moderate asthma; and 50 without asthma. We calculated the decayed, missing, and fil...
Curricular intervention increases adolescents' knowledge about asthma: a random...
Coelho,Ana Carla C.; Souza-Machado,Carolina de; Oliveira,Thiara S. de; Santos,Tássia Natalie N. dos; Cruz,Álvaro A.; Souza-Machado,AdelmirAbstract Objectives To evaluate the impact of a curricular intervention concerning the knowledge about asthma among adolescents from a public school. Methods This was a randomized, controlled trial study on a curricular intervention in asthma, carried out with asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents. The study participants were divided into a curricular intervention group for asthma (IG), and a control group wi...
Obesity and asthma: clinical and laboratory characterization of a common combin...
Jesus,Juliana Pires Viana de; Lima-Matos,Aline Silva; Almeida,Paula Cristina Andrade; Lima,Valmar Bião; Mello,Luane Marques de; Souza-Machado,AdelmirABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the relationship between obesity and asthma. Methods: This was a preliminary cross-sectional analysis involving 925 subjects with mild-to-moderate or severe asthma evaluated between 2013 and 2015. Obesity was defined on the basis of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal circumference. We collected clinical, laboratory, and anthropometric parameters, as well as pulmonary function te...
Risk factors for death in patients with severe asthma
Fernandes,Andréia Guedes Oliva; Souza-Machado,Carolina; Coelho,Renata Conceição Pereira; Franco,Priscila Abreu; Esquivel,Renata MirandaOBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for death among patients with severe asthma. METHODS: This was a nested case-control study. Among the patients with severe asthma treated between December of 2002 and December of 2010 at the Central Referral Outpatient Clinic of the Bahia State Asthma Control Program, in the city of Salvador, Brazil, we selected all those who died, as well as selecting other patients with sev...
Local adverse effects associated with the use of inhaled corticosteroids in pat...
Pinto,Charleston Ribeiro; Almeida,Natalie Rios; Marques,Thamy Santana; Yamamura,Laira Lorena Lima; Costa,Lindemberg Assuncao; Souza-Machado,AdelmirOBJECTIVE: To describe and characterize local adverse effects (in the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx) associated with the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in patients with moderate or severe asthma. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving a convenience sample of 200 asthma patients followed in the Department of Pharmaceutical Care of the Bahia State Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis Control Progra...
Obstructive sleep apnea and asthma
Salles,Cristina; Terse-Ramos,Regina; Souza-Machado,Adelmir; Cruz,Alvaro ASymptoms of sleep-disordered breathing, especially obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), are common in asthma patients and have been associated with asthma severity. It is known that asthma symptoms tend to be more severe at night and that asthma-related deaths are most likely to occur during the night or early morning. Nocturnal symptoms occur in 60-74% of asthma patients and are markers of inadequate contr...
Comparação entre dois métodos de avaliação do controle da asma baseados na perc...
Almeida,Paula Cristina Andrade; Souza-Machado,Adelmir; Leite,Mylene dos Santos; Castro,Lourdes Alzimar Mendes de; Coelho,Ana Carla CarvalhoOBJETIVO: Comparar a percepção subjetiva do controle da asma informada pelo paciente com aquela obtida por meio do escore do Asthma Control Questionnaire com seis questões (ACQ-6) em pacientes com asma grave e verificar se o controle da asma está associado ao número de visitas a salas de emergência no mês anterior. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de 528 pacientes acompanhados na Central de Referência do Programa pa...
Características clínicas e prognóstico em pacientes com asma quase fatal em Sal...
Ponte,Eduardo Vieira; Souza-Machado,Adelmir; Souza-Machado,Carolina; Franco,Rosana; Cruz,Álvaro AugustoOBJETIVO: Determinar a frequência de asma quase fatal em um grupo de pacientes com asma grave, assim como as características clínicas e o prognóstico desses pacientes em um ano de seguimento. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo envolvendo 731 pacientes de baixa renda com asma grave tratados em um ambulatório de referência para asma na cidade de Salvador (BA). Os pacientes realizaram espirometria na admissão do estudo, ...
Manuseio de dispositivos inalatórios e controle da asma em asmáticos graves em ...
Coelho,Ana Carla Carvalho; Souza-Machado,Adelmir; Leite,Mylene; Almeida,Paula; Castro,Lourdes; Cruz,Constança Sampaio; Stelmach,RafaelOBJETIVO: Avaliar o manuseio dos dispositivos pelos asmáticos graves acompanhados no Programa para o Controle da Asma e Rinite Alérgica na Bahia (ProAR), registrando a frequência dos seus erros em passos essenciais e a relação desses com a falta de controle da asma. MÉTODOS: Estudo de corte transversal com 467 pacientes em acompanhamento no ProAR, na cidade de Salvador (BA). Os dispositivos avaliados foram inal...