title: Asthma control and severe exacerbations in patients with moderate or severe asthma in Jilin Province, China: a multicenter cross-sectional survey.
abstract: No systemic evaluation of asthma control in Jilin Province has been reported. Asthma control might provide the basis for asthma management in this region. A multicenter hospital-based cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the asthma control and related factors for severe asthma exacerbations in patients with moderate or severe asthma in Jilin Province, China.
  
  
  
  The study enrolled 1546 patients in five grade one general hospitals from January to December 2013. Asthma medication, patient self-management, asthma control test (ACT) scores and frequency of severe asthma exacerbations during the follow-up (12 months) were collected via a follow-up questionnaire.
  
  
  
  In the study, 889 patients provided a complete follow-up questionnaire. Severe asthma exacerbations occurred in 54.89 % of patients. ACT score ≤15, asthma medication ≤ 3 months, severe asthma, income level lower than average Per Capita Disposable Income (PCDI) and a lower educational level were risk factors of a severe exacerbation.
  
  
  
  Poor adherence to asthma medication, poor asthma symptom control, lower income, a low educational level might be possible reasons for the high incidence of severe asthma exacerbations and poor asthma control in Jilin Province of China.
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Bing-di
authors: BD
authors: Yan
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.|Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
authors: Shan-Shan
authors: SS
authors: Meng
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Ren
authors: The Tumor Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Zheng
authors: Z
authors: Lv
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Qing-Hua
authors: QH
authors: Zhang
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Jin-Yan
authors: JY
authors: Yu
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Rong
authors: R
authors: Gao
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Chang-Min
authors: CM
authors: Shi
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The People's Hospital of Jilin Province, Changchun, China.
authors: Chun-Feng
authors: CF
authors: Wu
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The 208th Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Changchun, China.
authors: Chun-Lin
authors: CL
authors: Liu
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors: Zhong-Sen
authors: ZS
authors: Ma
authors: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. liujing020901@163.com.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents
keywords: Asthma control; Asthma medication; Jilin Province; Risk factor; Severe exacerbation