Table 4 Patients’ perceptions of their asthma

From: Asthma control and management in 8,000 European patients: the REcognise Asthma and LInk to Symptoms and Experience (REALISE) survey

  

GINA-defined asthma control

 

Overall (N=8,000)

Controlled (n=1,604)

Partially controlled (n=2,785)

Uncontrolled (n=3,611)

Respondents who agree with the following statements, n (%)

Don't label me as a person who is sicka

6,558 (82.0)

1,400 (87.3)

2,322 (83.4)

2,836 (78.5)

My symptoms are not seriousa

5,730 (71.6)

1,412 (88.0)

2,239 (80.4)

2,079 (57.6)

I am not like other people with asthmaa

4,982 (62.3)

1,112 (69.3)

1,800 (64.6)

2,070 (57.3)

I am in better health than other people my age/I have a similar level of health to other people my ageb

5,647 (70.6)

1,323 (82.5)

2,057 (73.9)

2,267 (62.8)

I ignore my asthma and its symptoms so I can feel normal and fit in with my friends/peersa

3,420 (42.8)

622 (38.8)

1,197 (43.0)

1,601 (44.3)

  1. Abbreviation: GINA, Global Initiative for Asthma.
  2. aResponses were combined for ‘tend to agree’ and ‘strongly agree’.
  3. bResponses to both statements were combined.
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