CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH LEVEL 1 BRONCHIAL ASTHMA AT KIEN GIANG GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hữu Phước Hồ, Thị Mỹ Thúy Cao, Thị Hồng Trân Nguyễn

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Background: Bronchial asthma is a diverse clinical and pathophysiological disease, characterized by chronic airway inflammation, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and bronchospasm. recuperate. Objective: Survey the characteristics of patients with level 1 bronchial asthma at Kien Giang General Hospital in 2023-2024. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 100 level 1 bronchial asthma patients managed and being monitored for treatment at the Department of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management of Provincial General Hospital Kien Giang from April 2023 to March 2024. Results: The average age in our study was 57.38 ± 12.52 (men) and 59.13 ± 11.69 (women). More than 50% of patients had good asthma control. The study noted that there were statistically significant differences in characteristics of smoking/exposure to cigarette smoke (p < 0.001) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (p = 0.001) in 2 groups of male and female bronchial asthma patients. Conclusion: Bronchial asthma was a diverse disease with many influencing factors. The disease begins in older people, creating a burden of disease and reducing quality of life. There were still 26% of uncontrolled patients who needed to be monitored and treated.

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