title: The Saudi Initiative for Asthma - 2016 update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children.
abstract: This is an updated guideline for the diagnosis and management of asthma, developed by the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society. The main objective of SINA is to have guidelines that are up to date, simple to understand and easy to use by nonasthma specialists, including primary care and general practice physicians. SINA approach is mainly based on symptom control and assessment of risk as it is the ultimate goal of treatment. The new SINA guidelines include updates of acute and chronic asthma management, with more emphasis on the use of asthma control in the management of asthma in adults and children, inclusion of a new medication appendix, and keeping consistency on the management at different age groups. The section on asthma in children is rewritten and expanded where the approach is stratified based on the age. The guidelines are constructed based on the available evidence, local literature, and the current situation in Saudi Arabia. There is also an emphasis on patient-doctor partnership in the management that also includes a self-management plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamed S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Al-Moamary
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sami A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Alhaider
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Majdy M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Idrees
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Al Ghobain
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Zeitouni
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Adel S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Al-Harbi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Yousef
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hussain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Matar
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hassan S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Alorainy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Respiratory Division, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamed S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Al-Hajjaj
keywords: Asthma; Asthma control test; Saudi Arabia; guidelines