title: Adherence: the goal to control asthma.
abstract: Asthma management requires adequate adherence to many recommendations, including therapy, monitoring of asthma control, avoidance of environmental triggers, and attending follow-up appointments. Poor adherence is common in patients with asthma and is often associated with increased health care use, morbidity, and mortality. Many determinants of poor adherence have been identified and should be addressed, but there is no clear profile of the nonadherent patient. Interventions to improve adherence therefore demand tailoring to the individual by including patient-specific education, addressing patient fears and misconceptions, monitoring adherence, and developing a shared decision process.
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, 2725 chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada. lpboulet@med.ulaval.ca
authors.forename: Louis-Philippe
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Boulet
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vervloet
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Magar
authors.forename: Juliet M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents