title: A new model for cystic fibrosis management: control concept.
abstract: Traditional medical care considers symptomatic and objective findings of disease as the main outcome measure. However, modern medical practice defines health as a complete state of well being including physical state and patient's perception of social and psychological well being. Therefore, the main aim of therapeutic management needs to be "the control of disease related and unrelated to the health condition of the individual in terms of functional and emotional well being". This necessitates evaluation of control status in cases with cystic fibrosis via evaluation of symptomatic and physical findings with laboratory techniques and psycho-somatic instruments. The aim of this review article is to define the three main indicators of control and to provide initial ideas for development of a new instrument that covers all.
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty, Dept of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology, Manisa, Turkey. hyukselefe@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuksel
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires