Peripheral Airway Obstruction in Association with Symptoms and Quality of Life in Asthma
The increasing symptoms in patients with asthma assessed using questionnaires correlated well with predominantly increasing peripheral airway obstruction. A correlation also exists with the Nijmegen score, which is not specific to asthma. The cut-off points used to define asthma control may capture peripheral airway dysfunction.
Authors
- Linnea Jarenbäck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-5773)
- Leif Hilding Bjermer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3441-8099)
- Jaro Ankerst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0829-9129)
- Alf Tunsäter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5631-7857)
- Georgia Papapostolou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-234X)
- Ellen Tufvesson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4941-332X)
- Abir Nasr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4961-4183)
- Kerstin Romberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0775-1037)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Asthma and Allergy
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jaa.s497218
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- AstraZeneca
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Astma- och Allergiförbundet
- Skånes universitetssjukhus
- Interreg