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Understanding the self-care strategies of patients with asthma
Patient Education and Counselling, 04/17/09

Loignon C et al. - The authors identified 3 types of self-care strategies adopted by the participants in order to deal with asthma: (1) strategy of controlling symptoms leads to patients following the recommendations of their physician; (2) strategy of preventing symptoms involves a holistic approach to treating illness, and leads patients to prefer lay methods and alternative treatments for preventing symptoms instead of relying on medications; (3) strategy of tolerating symptoms leads people to experience aggravated symptoms and to seek emergency care. Patients with asthma need comprehensive care that addresses social conditions, reluctance to take medication, exploration of lay and alternative treatment and difficulties in accessing preventive care.

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