Factors associated with frequent emergency room attendance by asthma patients in Palestine

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dc.contributor.authorAl Zabadi Hamzeh
dc.contributor.authorEl Sharif Nuha
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-26T13:49:34Z
dc.date.available2024-11-26T13:49:34Z
dc.date.issued2007-04-17
dc.description.abstractSetting: The emergency room (ER) of Alia Governmental Hospital in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank. Objective: To investigate the role of asthma severity, health services utilisation and medication use in frequent ER attendance for asthmatics in Palestine. Design: A cross-sectional study using a previously developed questionnaire. Results: Of 121 asthma patients, 73.5% were frequent ER attendees during the previous year, with a mean 6.7 visits (standard error 0.75). Moderate/severe asthma and hospital admissions in the previous year due to asthma were the strongest predictors for frequent attendees (adjusted OR [aOR] 6.92, 95%CI 2.44-19.62 and 11.16, 95%CI 4.37-28, respectively). Frequent attendees reported more difficulties in using asthma inhalers compared to one-time ER attendees (aOR 2.49, 95%CI 1.04-5.99). Inhaled short-acting beta(2)-agonists were reported to be used regularly, on most days, by frequent attendees (>or=1 canister/month) compared to one-time attendees (aOR 4.4, 95%CI 1.28-15 and 4.05, 95%CI 1.33-12, respectively). Conclusions: Lack of proper use of inhalers and an over-reliance on reliever therapy contributes to asthma morbidity in Palestine. We recommend an intervention programme at the professional and patient levels.
dc.identifier.citationAl Zabadi H, El Sharif N. Factors associated with frequent emergency room attendance by asthma patients in Palestine. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2007 Aug;11(8):920-7. PMID: 17705961.
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/9524
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInt J Tuberc Lung Dis
dc.titleFactors associated with frequent emergency room attendance by asthma patients in Palestine
dc.typeArticle
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