title: Peak expiratory flow-guided self-management treatment of asthma in Serbia.
abstract: The aims of this study were to compare the efficacy of 1-year peak expiratory flow (PEF)-based self-management of asthma against conventional treatment and to analyze the long-term effectiveness of self-management. Eighty adult patients with persistent asthma (group B). After 1 year, significant improvement was noted in markers of asthma severity in group A but there were no changes in group B. After 6 years of the self-management program, asthma morbidity and emergency use of health services were reduced. These results show short-term and long-term effectiveness of a PEF-based self-management program in persistent asthma.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pulmonary Diseases and TB, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. bsingh@icra-llc.com
authors.forename: Branislava A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Milenković
authors.forename: Ivana J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Stanković
authors.forename: Aleksandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ilić
authors.forename: Vesna I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Petrović
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D014797:Vital Capacity; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents