PRS68 The Humanistic Burden of Mild Asthma: Evidence from the Novelty Study

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with mild asthma. NOVELTY (NCT02760329) is a global, prospective, observational study of patients with a physician-assigned diagnosis of asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Objectives To describe the humanistic burden of patients with physician-assessed mild asthma. Methods Physicians were asked to classify asthma as mild, moderate or severe at baseline; no diagnostic or severity criteria were specified. The humanistic burden was evaluated by assessment of symptom control (Asthma Control Test [ACT]), disease-specific HRQOL (St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire [SGRQ]) and self-reported current health status (included with the SGRQ on a 5-point Likert scale from'very good'to'very poor'). 1 Comorbidities were also reported. Results A total of 2,004 patients had physician-assessed mild …

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2020

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