title: [An epidemiological survey on management and insights of asthma in China in 2009 to 2010].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Through the analysis of relevant data of China Asthma and Risk factors Epidemiologic investigation (CARE study), we understand the status quo of management and insights of asthma patients in our country.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using multi-stage random cluster sampling method, epidemiological survey was performed on the prevalence rate in 8 provinces (cities) of China residents who aged over 14 years from 2009 to 2010. Detailed epidemiological data was collected via face-to-face home visit interview among 2 034 asthmatics who were diagnosed in the last epidemiology survey. Asthma was diagnosed based upon case history, clinical signs and lung function test. The SPSS12.0 software was conducted for statistical analysis and the status of asthma control was investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This survey has shown that 22.71% (462/2 034) asthmatics had ever taken a lung functional test in the past year. A total of 294 (14.45%) people had peak flow meters but only 1.62% (33/2 034) regularly used it daily. There were 22.42% (456/2 034) asthmatics aware that bronchial asthma is characterized by chronic airway inflammation. 14.85% (302/2 034) asthmatics understood that the treatment goal of this disease is long-term good control or complete control. This survey has found that 59.64% (1 213/2 034) patients complained that asthma has affected their work, life and entertainment, including 8.90% (181/2 034) asthmatics dependent on instruments in daily life and 4.57% attempting to suicide. This suggested that allergic asthma has seriously decreased the quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Therefore it is necessary to educate the asthmatics, guide the patients to the long-term management and standardized therapy and raise the level of disease understanding, thus reducing the burden of disease to society. Gaining better insight of patient's attitude about self-care is critical to the improvement of asthma management.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China; Email: jiangtao_l@263.net.
authors.forename: Jiangtao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Guoliang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Huanying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Kaisheng
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Changgui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chuntao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xianliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Liqiang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yuanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids