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Measuring adherence to inhaled control medication in patients with asthma: Comp...

Background Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using an asthma app to support medication management and adherence but failed to compare with other measures currently used in clinical practice. However, in a clinical setting, any additional adherence measurement must be evaluated in the context of both the patient and physician perspectives so that it can also help improve the process of shared...

Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with persistent asthma: a cross-...

 Anxiety and depression are relevant comorbidities in asthma, but, in Portugal and Spain, data on this topic are scarce. We assessed, in patients with asthma, the frequency of anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D); the level of agreement between these questionnaires, and the factors associated with thes...

Determinants of the Use of Health and Fitness Mobile Apps by Patients With Asth...

Background: Health and fitness apps have potential benefits to improve self-management and disease control among patients with asthma. However, inconsistent use rates have been reported across studies, regions, and health systems. A better understanding of the characteristics of users and nonusers is critical to design solutions that are effectively integrated in patients’ daily lives, and to ensure that these ...

Determinants of the use of health and fitness mobile apps by patients with asth...

Health and fitness apps have potential benefits to improve self-management and disease control among patients with asthma. However, inconsistent use rates have been reported across studies, regions, and health systems. A better understanding of the characteristics of users and nonusers is critical to design solutions that are effectively integrated in patients’ daily lives, and to ensure that these equitably re...

Hereditary Angioedema: The Importance of Clinical Suspicion and Proper Treatment

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a syndrome characterizedby episodic swelling of subcutaneous and submucosal tissues, due to a deficiency or dysfunctionality in functionalC1 esterase inhibitor (C1-inh). The authors present a caseof a 40 year-old man with a positive family history of HAE,recurrent episodes of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.The immunological study revealed low levels of C1-inh andC4 and normal...

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