title: Asthma care and factors affecting medication compliance: the patient's point of view.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify important factors that can influence patient compliance with prescribed medication and to elucidate aspects of asthma care from the patient's point of view.
  
  
  METHODS
  Field investigation; the interviewer used a semi-structured questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with asthma in primary health care settings in Sweden.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 77 patients was randomly selected from 11 primary health care centres in southern Sweden; 63 of these patients participated in the study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The factors of importance for self-reported compliance with prescribed medication were age, gender, duration of the disease, the attitude of the staff and information/education about asthma. The patients expressed important aspects of care, and these are in accordance with how an asthma nurse practice functions in Sweden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden. Malou.Lindberg@lio.se
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ekström
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahlner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003151:Community Health Centers; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012646:Self Administration / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents