On the other side, holding a secondary level of education was associated with a higher quality of life score (Beta = 0.192). Conclusion: This study highlights that asthma affects adults' quality of ...

Nurses and nurse midwives have historically considered patient education one of their most important responsibilities. Increasingly, however, appropriate and comprehensive patient education has ...

Introduction Anxiety and depression correlate with poor asthma control. There is a cyclical relationship: poor asthma control increasing likelihood of emotional distress, which in turn reduces patient ...

During an asthma flare-up, sometimes called an asthma episode or an asthma attack, symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness get worse. People with asthma might go ...

Respiratory therapists, as opposed to the previous types of healthcare providers listed, aren’t focused on medicating your asthma. They do have special training in the lungs and respiratory system, ...

A device costing just pennies, based on an idea by a University of Manchester Professor to help his son use an inhaler, could be a gamechanger for asthma patients. The impressive results are from ...

ACOS accounts for approximately 15–25% of the obstructive airway diseases and patients experience worse outcomes compared with asthma or COPD alone. Patients with ACOS have the combined risk ...

However, asthma can have very different inflammatory causes that must be differently treated in order to help or even rescue patients. Being able to precisely pinpoint the type of asthma a patient ...

Patient education matters for diseases like multiple myeloma and other cancers. Experts say when patients learn more about their disease and understand options, it can have a big impact on treatment ...

For example, funding mechanisms will need to catch up with these guidelines so that fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing and spirometry can be made uniformly available to patients ...

The course is an outcome of an MoU signed earlier between St. Xavier's University, Kolkata and India Japan Laboratory of Keio University, a statement informed.