Qualitative study of patients experiences and perceptions of stepping down asthma medication in primary care across England
Patients with stable asthma were able to self-manage their asthma well. They had little awareness of medication adverse effects and minimal experience of having their medication stepped down by a healthcare professional. Most were inclined to step down, if clinically safe to do so, indeed some had reduced their medication doses themselves, without professional guidance.
Authors
- Jack Middleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0262-7603)
- Chloë I. Bloom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-7602)
- Adam Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-8823)
Institutions
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Brunel University of London (GB)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002898
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research