Dispensing Patterns of Inhaled Asthma Medication Before and During COVID-19 Among Young Adults in the Netherlands: A Retrospective Inception Cohort Study
During the pandemic, fewer asthma patients switched treatment steps and took oral prednisolone/prednisone. Since 2014, fewer individuals stepping down medication, with a decrease of 21% in 2017 and 24% in 2020. Possible drivers include improved adherence, better asthma control, and increased telemedicine use-trends that predate and have been accelerated by the pandemic. Research incorporating clinical data is necessary to confirm these hypotheses.
Authors
- Guiling Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1872-0084)
- Peter G. M. Mol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4262-3180)
- Catharina C. M. Schuiling‐Veninga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-2608)
- Anna M.G. Pasmooij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0641-3829)
- Eelko Hak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0849-7210)
- Irene Mommers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4185-4323)
- Geertruida H. de Bock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-4471)
- Jens Bos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9209-7564)
- Katrien Oude Rengerink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2596-7678)
- Job F. M. van Boven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2368-2262)
- Debbie van Baarle
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Medicines Evaluation Board (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s496841
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- China Scholarship Council