TY - JOUR
T1 - Major components of an asthma disease management programme
AU - O'Dowd, Liza C.
AU - Panettieri, Reynold A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a training grant from the National Institutes of Health (HL-07586) as well as by Astra Pharmaceuticals. The authors would like to thank the Disease State Management Office of the University of Pennsyl- vania Health System for their support and Mary McNichol for her expert assistance in the preparation of the manuscript.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - In an effort to improve patient outcomes and reduce resource use and costs associated with asthma care, asthma disease management programmes have now gained momentum. If a programme is to be effective, the identification of goals and outcomes relevant to the target populations is essential. These may include strategies aimed at reducing the use of resources, improving patient symptom scores and quality-of-life measures, or normalising pulmonary function. Methods to measure such outcomes should be developed in the design phase of the programme. The best practice model for asthma care incorporates a multidisciplinary approach, using asthma care specialists, case managers, primary care physicians and nurse educators to target 'high-risk' asthmatics. The key interventions include incorporating clinical pathways developed from evidence-based guidelines, patient education and removal of obstacles to care and adherence. Assessment of outcomes and continuous efforts to improve quality are needed to make the programme cost effective.
AB - In an effort to improve patient outcomes and reduce resource use and costs associated with asthma care, asthma disease management programmes have now gained momentum. If a programme is to be effective, the identification of goals and outcomes relevant to the target populations is essential. These may include strategies aimed at reducing the use of resources, improving patient symptom scores and quality-of-life measures, or normalising pulmonary function. Methods to measure such outcomes should be developed in the design phase of the programme. The best practice model for asthma care incorporates a multidisciplinary approach, using asthma care specialists, case managers, primary care physicians and nurse educators to target 'high-risk' asthmatics. The key interventions include incorporating clinical pathways developed from evidence-based guidelines, patient education and removal of obstacles to care and adherence. Assessment of outcomes and continuous efforts to improve quality are needed to make the programme cost effective.
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U2 - 10.2165/00115677-199804050-00001
DO - 10.2165/00115677-199804050-00001
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0031743429
SN - 1173-8790
VL - 4
SP - 243
EP - 253
JO - Disease Management and Health Outcomes
JF - Disease Management and Health Outcomes
IS - 5
ER -