Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria [5]
From: Epidemiology of comorbidities and their association with asthma control
Inclusion criteria |
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Adult asthmatic patients (> 18 years) |
Asthma diagnosis for > 6 months |
Maintenance therapy unchanged in the last month |
Outpatient |
No hospitalisation in the last month |
No prominent, untreated chronic disease |
Exclusion criteria |
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Lack of patient consent |
Inability to complete patient-related questionnaires |
Permanent need for maintenance systemic corticosteroid treatment |
Acute exacerbations at time of inclusion in the study |
Active tuberculosis |
Malignant disease in a palliative treatment phase |