title: Childhood asthma perception in Turkey under real-life environment (CAPTURE) study.
abstract: Successful management of asthma requires good communication between patients and the healthcare team. The background and expectations of a patient inevitably influence the success of any partnership. A questionnaire-based survey was performed to obtain data on the perception of the impact of asthma in daily life among children (age-range 6-14 years) and adolescents (age-range 15-20 years). A total of 756 patients (384 children, 372 adolescents) were randomly selected from 11 Turkish cities and interviewed face-to-face. Of the total study population, 71.3% received regular follow-up and 75.9% currently took asthma medication. Almost 50% reported that asthma affected their lives significantly. Even though half of the patients had symptoms at least once a week, one-third were not receiving regular prophylactic treatment. Exercise produced asthma symptoms in 45.5% of children and 27.4% of adolescents. The finding that asthma continues to be a major health problem clearly indicates an urgent need for further management programs in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sekerel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saraclar
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guneser
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akcakaya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanac
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Anlar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology