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Author Correction: Reducing short-acting beta-agonist use in asthma: Impact of national incentives on prescribing practices in England and the findings from SENTINEL Plus early adopter sites
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, whi...
A systems approach to developing user requirements for increased pulmonary rehabilitation uptake by COPD patients
A systems approach to developing user requirements for increased pulmonary rehabilitation uptake by COPD patients
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive lung disease associated with anxiety, depression, and reduced healt...
Change is in the air: key questions on the ‘Treatable Traits’ model for chronic airway diseases in primary care
Despite great advancements in the treatment of chronic airway diseases, improvements in morbidity and mortality have stall...
Improving allergy management and treatment: a proposed algorithm and curriculum for prescribing allergen immunotherapy in the primary care setting
Improving allergy management and treatment: a proposed algorithm and curriculum for prescribing allergen immunotherapy in the primary care setting
Allergic rhinitis (AR), a condition characterized by sensitivity to allergens leading to poor quality of life, including d...
Uncovering patterns of inhaler technique and reliever use: the value of objective, personalized data from a digital inhaler
Uncovering patterns of inhaler technique and reliever use: the value of objective, personalized data from a digital inhaler
Electronic inhalers provide information about patterns of routine inhaler use. During a 12-week study, 360 asthma patients...
Clinical reasoning amongst paramedics using nebulised β₂ agonists to treat acute asthma exacerbations: a qualitative study
Clinical reasoning amongst paramedics using nebulised β₂ agonists to treat acute asthma exacerbations: a qualitative study
The heterogeneous nature of asthma results in a wide range of presentations during exacerbation. Despite UK pre-hospital m...
Long COVID demographic and secondary care referral characteristics in primary care: analysis of anonymised primary care data from a multiethnic, deprived urban area in the UK
Once the nature and number of patients with Long COVID was more fully understood, UK secondary care developed services to ...
Breathlessness without borders: a call to action for global breathlessness research
It is likely that the burden of breathlessness in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) is much higher than has been est...
Mixed-methods evaluation of an enhanced asthma biologics clinical pathway in the West Midlands UK
Mixed-methods evaluation of an enhanced asthma biologics clinical pathway in the West Midlands UK
Biologic treatments can alleviate severe asthma symptoms and reduce health service use. However, service capacity limits a...
Measuring burden of disease in both asthma and COPD by merging the ACQ and CCQ: less is more?
Measuring burden of disease in both asthma and COPD by merging the ACQ and CCQ: less is more?
Symptoms of asthma and COPD often overlap, and both diseases can co-exist in one patient. The asthma control questionnaire...
Effects of C-reactive protein rapid testing and communication skills training on antibiotic prescribing for acute cough. A cluster factorial randomised controlled trial
Effects of C-reactive protein rapid testing and communication skills training on antibiotic prescribing for acute cough. A cluster factorial randomised controlled trial
This cluster randomised clinical trial carried out in 20 primary care centres in Barcelona was aimed at assessing the effe...
Pharmaceutical treatment status of patients with COPD in the community based on medical Internet of Things: a real-world study
Pharmaceutical treatment status of patients with COPD in the community based on medical Internet of Things: a real-world study
This study aimed to investigate the real-world standardisation and adherence of medical treatment regimens in patients wit...
Tobacco control policies and respiratory conditions among children presenting in primary care
Tobacco control policies and respiratory conditions among children presenting in primary care
Tobacco control policies can protect child health. We hypothesised that the parallel introduction in 2008 of smoke-free re...
Relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
Relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
Studies exploring the association between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA) and gastrointestinal diseases (GID) are ...
Usability and feasibility of the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) Toolkit in daily clinical practice: The BANANA study
Usability and feasibility of the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) Toolkit in daily clinical practice: The BANANA study
The Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) Toolkit links an adherence measurement instrument (the TAI) to proven effective in...
The FRESHAIR4Life study: Global implementation research on non-communicable disease prevention targeting adolescents’ exposure to tobacco and air pollution in disadvantaged populations
The FRESHAIR4Life study: Global implementation research on non-communicable disease prevention targeting adolescents’ exposure to tobacco and air pollution in disadvantaged populations
The FRESHAIR4Life study aims to reduce the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden by implementing preventive interventions ...
Innovation workshop using design thinking framework and involving stakeholders to co-create ideas for management of asthma
Innovation workshop using design thinking framework and involving stakeholders to co-create ideas for management of asthma
This paper described the use of photovoice within design thinking to empathise with patients’ challenges and co-crea...
Implementing psychological interventions delivered by respiratory professionals for people with COPD. A stakeholder interview study
Implementing psychological interventions in healthcare services requires an understanding of the organisational context. W...
Clinical inertia in asthma
Clinical inertia in asthma
Despite advances in pharmaceutical treatment in recent years, a relatively high proportion of patients with asthma do not ...
Improving Primary Healthcare Education through lessons from a flock of birds
The fourth fact is that, during flight, individual birds may face a problem (e.g., tiredness, malnutrition, etc.) and exit...
Spirometry practice by French general practitioners between 2010 and 2018 in adults aged 40 to 75 years
Spirometry practice by French general practitioners between 2010 and 2018 in adults aged 40 to 75 years
In France, most spirometries are performed by pneumologists. Spirometry is difficult to access due to the distance to medi...
A cross-country qualitative analysis of teachers’ perceptions of asthma care in sub-Saharan Africa
A cross-country qualitative analysis of teachers’ perceptions of asthma care in sub-Saharan Africa
Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease among school-going adolescents worldwide. However, the burden of sev...
Interaction of BMI and respiratory status in obstructive sleep apnea, a cross-sectional COPD study
Interaction of BMI and respiratory status in obstructive sleep apnea, a cross-sectional COPD study
This cross-sectional study of 136 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) investigated the mechanism un...
Chronic comorbid conditions and asthma exacerbation occurrence in a general population sample
Chronic comorbid conditions and asthma exacerbation occurrence in a general population sample
Chronic comorbid conditions are common in adults with asthma, and some may influence a patient’s asthma exacerbation...
Gold 2023: Highlights for primary care
Gold 2023: Highlights for primary care
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), https://goldcopd.org/2023-gold-report-2/ (2023).Fletcher, C...
Rational use of inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COPD
Rational use of inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of COPD
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the mainstay of treatment for asthma, but their role in chronic obstructive pulmonary di...
Our contribution to systematic review and meta-analysis in primary care respiratory medicine
Physicians working in primary care respiratory medicine face growing demands on their time, not least in ...
A systematic review of questionnaires measuring asthma control in children in a primary care population
A systematic review of questionnaires measuring asthma control in children in a primary care population
Several questionnaires are used to measure asthma control in children. The most appropriate tool for use in primary care i...
Effective respiratory management of asthma and COPD and the environmental impacts of inhalers
Effective respiratory management of asthma and COPD and the environmental impacts of inhalers
EU Legislation in Progress. Review of the regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegDa...
Diagnostic spirometry in COPD is increasing, a comparison of two Swedish cohorts
Diagnostic spirometry in COPD is increasing, a comparison of two Swedish cohorts
Spirometry should be used to confirm a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This test is not always ...
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