"AIM"ING FOR BETTER ASTHMA CARE
Posted on: Friday, 6 November 2009, 10:59 CST
Asthma Insight and Management (AIM) Survey Reveals Unmet Needs in Current
Asthma Care in
Asthma is a chronic condition affecting more than 22 million adults and
children in
Results of AIM reveal that while there have been incremental declines in emergency room visits and the number of patients reporting missed work or school days due to asthma, there have been no improvements in hospitalizations or other unscheduled emergency visits for asthma over the past decade. AIM results also demonstrate that asthma has a significant impact on patients' daily lives, causing frequent interruptions and restricting daily activities. In the AIM survey, compared to adults without asthma, adults with asthma took more than three times as many sick days, and had to limit their daily activities more than twice as often in the past year. In addition, AIM shows a growing disconnect between physicians and patients in terms of asthma severity and appropriate management, which suggests too many patients may simply be accepting a high burden of asthma symptoms.
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FORMAT: B-roll and Soundbites
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SOUNDBITES: * Stuart W. Stoloff, M.D., clinical professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Carson City, Nevada * Ana Fernandez, patient with asthma B-ROLL INCLUDES: * Doctor/Patient Interaction * Asthma Patient coughing, breathing into peak flow meter, using inhaler * Emergency/Hospital FootageVIDEO PROVIDED BY: Schering Corporation
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