Table 4 Patients' reported worst drawbacks of having asthma (scale: disagree strongly, disagree somewhat, agree somewhat, agree strongly [data for patients who agreed with each statement are presented])
From: Attitudes and actions of asthma patients on regular maintenance therapy: the INSPIRE study
Drawback | No. of patients (%) (n = 3415) |
|---|---|
The panic I feel when symptoms start to become bothersome | 2477 (73) |
The interference with my daily life | 2490 (73) |
The thought of having to go to the emergency room/hospital | 1835 (54) |
Having a sudden attack in front of my children, friends and others | 1751 (51) |
The thought of feeling different from other people | 948 (28) |