Improving primary care management of asthma: do we know what really works?

Colorado Asthma Toolkit Implementation Improves Some Process Measures of Asthma Care

(2019) Kathryn L. Colborn et al.   Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Large care gaps in primary care management of asthma: a longitudinal practice audit

(2019) Courtney Price et al.   BMJ Open

Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Technical Statement

(2019) Brian L. Graham et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Under-diagnosis and Over-diagnosis of Asthma

(2018) Shawn D Aaron et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

The effect of provider affiliation with a primary care network on emergency department visits and hospital admissions

(2018) Finlay A. McAlister et al.   CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Rates of asthma exacerbations and mortality and associated factors in Uganda: a 2-year prospective cohort study

(2018) Bruce J Kirenga et al.   THORAX

Solving the mystery of the yellow zone of the asthma action plan

(2018) Samir Gupta et al.   npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Clinician Agreement, Self-Efficacy, and Adherence with the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma

(2018) Michelle M. Cloutier et al.   Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice

At-risk registers integrated into primary care to stop asthma crises in the UK (ARRISA-UK): study protocol for a pragmatic, cluster randomised trial with nested health economic and process evaluations

(2018) Jane R. Smith et al.   Trials

Prescriptive adherence to GINA guidelines and asthma control: An Italian cross sectional study in general practice

(2018) Sandra Baldacci et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Implementation of asthma clinical practice guidelines in primary care: A cross-sectional study based on the Knowledge-to-Action Cycle

(2017) Myriam E. Gagné et al.   JOURNAL OF ASTHMA

Trends in international asthma mortality: analysis of data from the WHO Mortality Database from 46 countries (1993–2012)

(2017) Stefan Ebmeier et al.   LANCET

Effectiveness of fluticasone furoate plus vilanterol on asthma control in clinical practice: an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial

(2017) Ashley Woodcock et al.   LANCET

Reporting Items for Updated Clinical Guidelines: Checklist for the Reporting of Updated Guidelines (CheckUp)

(2017) Robin W. M. Vernooij et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Adaptation of a difficult-to-manage asthma programme for implementation in the Dutch context: a modified e-Delphi

(2017) Persijn J Honkoop et al.   npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Contemporaneous International Asthma Guidelines Present Differing Recommendations: An Analysis

(2016) Samir Gupta et al.   Canadian Respiratory Journal

Asthma management in primary care: caring, sharing and working together

(2016) Sinthia Z. Bosnic-Anticevich   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Adherence to Asthma Guidelines in Children, Tweens, and Adults in Primary Care Settings

(2016) Barbara P. Yawn et al.   MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS

Effects of a 12-month multi-faceted mentoring intervention on knowledge, quality, and usage of spirometry in primary care: a before-and-after study

(2016) Samir Gupta et al.   BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Can pay for performance improve the quality of primary care?:

(2016) Martin Roland et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Quality and Outcomes Framework: what have we learnt?:

(2016) Martin Roland et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Asthma-related deaths

(2016) Gennaro D’Amato et al.   MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Can pay for performance improve the quality of primary care?:

(2016) Martin Roland et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Quality and Outcomes Framework: what have we learnt?:

(2016) Martin Roland et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Enhancing the use of Asthma and COPD Assessment Tools in Balearic Primary Care (ACATIB): a region-wide cluster-controlled implementation trial

(2016) Miguel Román-Rodríguez et al.   npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Implementation of ‘matrix support’ (collaborative care) to reduce asthma and COPD referrals and improve primary care management in Brazil: a pilot observational study

(2016) Sonia Maria Martins et al.   npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Spirometry in Primary Care: An Analysis of Spirometry Test Quality in a Regional Primary Care Asthma Program

(2016) Christopher J Licskai et al.   Canadian Respiratory Journal

Quality of asthma care under different primary care models in Canada: a population-based study

(2015) Teresa To et al.   BMC Family Practice

Office spirometry correlates with laboratory spirometry in patients with symptomatic asthma and COPD

(2015) Gurpreet Bambra et al.   Clinical Respiratory Journal

Investigating the relationship between quality of primary care and premature mortality in England: a spatial whole-population study

(2015) E. Kontopantelis et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Investigating the relationship between quality of primary care and premature mortality in England: a spatial whole-population study

(2015) E. Kontopantelis et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Physician-Pharmacist Collaborative Management of Asthma in Primary Care

(2014) Tyler H. Gums et al.   PHARMACOTHERAPY

Effectiveness of computerized clinical decision support systems for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: a systematic review

(2014) Mariam Fathima et al.   BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Computer decision support systems for asthma: a systematic review

(2014) Patricia Matui et al.   npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Does Performance-Based Remuneration for Individual Health Care Practitioners Affect Patient Care?

(2013) Sherilyn K.D. Houle et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Median life span of a cohort of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines was about 60 months

(2013) Lucy J.H. Alderson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The use of financial incentives to help improve health outcomes: is the quality and outcomes framework fit for purpose? A systematic review

(2013) Carwyn Langdown et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Educational intervention for older people with asthma: A randomised controlled trial

(2013) Dianne Goeman et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Changed terms for drug payment influenced GPs’ diagnoses and prescribing practice for inhaled corticosteroids

(2013) Lene G. Dalbak et al.   European Journal of General Practice

‘SIMPLES’: a structured primary care approach to adults with difficult asthma

(2013) Dermot Ryan et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Using fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) to diagnose steroid-responsive disease and guide asthma management in routine care

(2013) David Price et al.   Clinical and Translational Allergy

Pay-for-Performance in the United Kingdom: Impact of the Quality and Outcomes Framework--A Systematic Review

(2012) S. J. Gillam et al.   ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE

Assessment of a pay-for-performance program in primary care designed by target users

(2012) K. Kirschner et al.   FAMILY PRACTICE

Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Asthma Service in Australian Community Pharmacies: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial

(2012) Carol L. Armour et al.   JOURNAL OF ASTHMA

A Team-Based Approach to Providing Asthma Action Plans

(2012) J. E. Kaferle et al.   Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Accuracy and Precision of Desktop Spirometers in General Practices

(2012) Tjard R.J. Schermer et al.   RESPIRATION

Scheduled asthma management in general practice generally improve asthma control in those who attend

(2012) Vibeke Backer et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

The at-risk registers in severe asthma (ARRISA) study: a cluster-randomised controlled trial examining effectiveness and costs in primary care

(2012) Jane Rebecca Smith et al.   THORAX

Effecting change in primary care management of respiratory conditions: a global scoping exercise and literature review of educational interventions to inform the IPCRG's E-Quality initiative

(2012) Juliet McDonnell et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

A cross-sectional study of patterns of airway dysfunction, symptoms and morbidity in primary care asthma

(2012) Dominick Shaw et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

The Colorado Asthma Toolkit Program: A Practice Coaching Intervention from the High Plains Research Network

(2011) B. G. Bender et al.   Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Asthma Friendly Pharmacies: A Model to Improve Communication and Collaboration among Pharmacists, Patients, and Healthcare Providers

(2011) Tricia M. Berry et al.   JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE

Reduction of asthma burden is possible through National Asthma Plans

(2010) M. Kupczyk et al.   ALLERGY

Diagnostic accuracy of spirometry in primary care

(2009) Antonius Schneider et al.   BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Diagnostic assessments of spirometry and medical history data by respiratory specialists supporting primary care: are they reliable?

(2009) Annelies EM Lucas et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care — an international series: South Africa

(2009) Eric Bateman et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Effect of financial incentives on inequalities in the delivery of primary clinical care in England: analysis of clinical activity indicators for the quality and outcomes framework

(2008) Tim Doran et al.   LANCET

Suboptimal asthma control: prevalence, detection and consequences in general practice

(2007) K. R. Chapman et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL