title: Predictors of asthma control:  what can we modify?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  One strategy to improve asthma control is to identify risk factors for uncontrolled asthma in epidemiologic studies and then consider those risk factors as potential targets for intervention. This article reviews predictors of impairment based on validated tools and predictors of severe asthma exacerbations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Indirectly modifiable risk factors for poor asthma control include older age in adults, lower socioeconomic status, and poor perception of dyspnea. Modifiable risk factors for poor asthma control include allergy triggers, low adherence, comorbidities, absence of specialty care, and various aspects of asthma self-management education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intervention strategies are suggested for predictors that are directly or indirectly modifiable. It is hoped that attention to these factors will improve asthma control and reduce the burden of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA. michael.x.schatz@kp.org
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schatz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents