Assessment of Bronchial Asthma among Smokers: An Observation Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Airway inflammation with shortness of breath that generally worsens at night and during exertion are typical features of asthma. Asthma is of major health concern in the industrialised and developed countries of the world. The present study was done to assess the signs and symptoms, occupation and awareness about asthma amongst the smokers. Materials and Methods: The present prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of general medicine, D.B. Hospital, Churu, Rajasthan, India. A detailed history followed by thorough clinical examination was done for all the subjects. An increase in PEFR by 20% was taken as the criteria for diagnosis of asthma. A note was also taken about the type of treatment taken by the subjects for management of asthma. All the data was arranged in a tabulated form and analysed using SPSS software. Unpaired t test was applied for analysis. P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: In this study, the chief complaint of breathlessness was seen in 9120(100%) of patients, wheezing was seen in 112(93.3%),.In this study, before admission, for the treatment of acute exacerbation of asthmatic attack, 84 patients used oral, 22 used injectables and 10 patients used inhalers. In this study 60% patients thought their asthma could be cured with treatment; though only 22.5% knew about the various modalities of the available treatments. Conclusion: From the above study we can conclude that knowledge and awareness about asthma is still poor amongst the smokers. There were still a proportion of subjects who didn’t opt for ant treatment.
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Devendra Kumar Kundara
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.1.106
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