title: Acute bronchospasm from the patient's perspective.
abstract: Vast differences exist between the actions physicians report that they take and the patient's perception of those actions. Several patient satisfaction survey results are presented in this article. Many show that although patients are not often satisfied with their treatments or with the side effects they experience from medications, they are, in general, very satisfied with their physicians. These research studies point out that a very real "communications gap" exists between physicians and patients when examined from the patient's perspective.
authors: Department of pediatrics, division of allergy and immunology, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA. wberger@uci.edu
authors: William E
authors: WE
authors: Berger
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000420:Albuterol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D000420:Albuterol