title: [Prescription of asthma action plans in the Aquitaine region of France].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although guidelines recommend the prescription of written asthma action plans (WAAP), their use remains limited.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective survey was performed from 2013 to 2014. We interviewed respiratory physicians, paediatric respiratory physicians and allergologists taking care of asthmatic patients and practicing in the Aquitaine region of France, using computerized questionnaires, regarding their everyday practice in the use of WAAP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 59/143 (41%) clinicians, with a mean age of 47 years, participated in the study. A total of 41/59 (69.5%) were using a WAAP (12 different models with very inhomogeneous contents, mostly targeting symptoms only). WAAP prescribers were younger than non-prescribers, were more often female, working mostly in the Gironde area, with mixed hospital and private-based activity, and were paediatric-respiratory physicians or respiratory physicians. The severity of asthma had little influence on WAAP prescriptions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the Aquitaine region, prescription of WAAPs remains inadequate and shows large disparities. WAAP users are mostly younger female specialists.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie pédiatrique, hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France; Centre d'investigation clinique (CIC 0005), hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France; Unité d'allergologie, service de médecine interne, hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33000 Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: sarah.eguienta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eguienta
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie pédiatrique, hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France; Centre d'investigation clinique (CIC 0005), hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fayon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents
keywords: Action plan; Adult; Adulte; Asthma; Asthme; Child; Enfant; Plan d’actions; Prescription