Published 2012
| Version v1
Publication
The ARGA study with general practitioners: Impact of medical education on asthma/rhinitis management
Creators
- Baldacci, Sandra
- Maio, Sara
- Simoni, Marzia
- Cerrai, Sonia
- Sarno, Giuseppe
- Silvi, Patrizia
- Di Pede, Francesco
- Borbotti, Marco
- Paola Pala, Anna
- Bresciani, Megon
- Viegi, Giovanni
- Antonietta Angino, Anna
- Carrozzi, Laura
- Mangione, Maurizio
- Martini, Franca
- Barbara Piegaia, Bona
- Pistelli, Francesco
- Bacci, Elena
- Bancalari, Lorenza
- Dente, Federico
- Pia Foschino, Maria
- Moscato, Gianna
- Paggiaro, Pierluigi
- Pelucchi, Andrea
- Pierimarchi, Pasquale
- Brunetto, Barbara
- Iacovacci, Patrizia
- Pini, Carlo
- Tinghino, Raffaella
- Forastiere, Francesco
- Alberto Perucci, Carlo
- Pistelli, Riccardo
- Porta, Daniela
- Ancona, Laura
- Protasi, Sara
- Lazazzera, Barbara
- Ziroli, Valentina
- D'Armini, Eleonora
- Festa Campanile, Sabella
- Ferri, Monica
- Lorusso, Paola
- Salotti, Rita
- Santagati, Marco
- Agea, Elisabetta
- Casciari, Chiara
- Murgia, Nicola
- Spinozzi, Fabrizio
- Bonifazi, Floriano
- Antonicelli, Leonardo
- Chiara Braschi, Maria
- Conti, Valeria
- Filippelli, Amelia
- Maria Corbi, Grazia
- Russomanno, Giusy
- Braido, Fulvio
- Canonica, Walter
- Baiardini, Ilaria
- Francesco, Balbi
- Cerveri, Isa
- Corsico, Angelo
- Grosso, Amelia
Contributors
Others:
- Baldacci, Sandra
- Maio, Sara
- Simoni, Marzia
- Cerrai, Sonia
- Sarno, Giuseppe
- Silvi, Patrizia
- Di Pede, Francesco
- Borbotti, Marco
- Paola Pala, Anna
- Bresciani, Megon
- Viegi, Giovanni
- Antonietta Angino, Anna
- Carrozzi, Laura
- Mangione, Maurizio
- Martini, Franca
- Barbara Piegaia, Bona
- Pistelli, Francesco
- Bacci, Elena
- Bancalari, Lorenza
- Dente, Federico
- Pia Foschino, Maria
- Moscato, Gianna
- Paggiaro, Pierluigi
- Pelucchi, Andrea
- Pierimarchi, Pasquale
- Brunetto, Barbara
- Iacovacci, Patrizia
- Pini, Carlo
- Tinghino, Raffaella
- Forastiere, Francesco
- Alberto Perucci, Carlo
- Pistelli, Riccardo
- Porta, Daniela
- Ancona, Laura
- Protasi, Sara
- Lazazzera, Barbara
- Ziroli, Valentina
- D'Armini, Eleonora
- Festa Campanile, Sabella
- Ferri, Monica
- Lorusso, Paola
- Salotti, Rita
- Santagati, Marco
- Agea, Elisabetta
- Casciari, Chiara
- Murgia, Nicola
- Spinozzi, Fabrizio
- Bonifazi, Floriano
- Antonicelli, Leonardo
- Chiara Braschi, Maria
- Conti, Valeria
- Filippelli, Amelia
- Maria Corbi, Grazia
- Russomanno, Giusy
- Braido, Fulvio
- Canonica, Walter
- Baiardini, Ilaria
- Balbi, Francesco
- Cerveri, Isa
- Corsico, Angelo
- Grosso, Amelia
Description
Aim: To evaluate the impact of a medical education course (MEC) on the behaviour of general practitioners (GPs) to treat asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods: Data on 1820 patients (mean age 41yrs ± 17yrs) with asthma or AR were collected by 107 Italian GPs: 50% attended a MEC and 50% didn't (group B). The adherence for AR and asthma treatment was evaluated according to ARIA and GINA guidelines (GL). Results: AR and asthma were diagnosed in 78% and 56% of patients; 34% had concomitant AR and asthma. Regardless of the MEC, the adherence to GL was significantly higher for AR than for asthma treatment (52 versus 19%). Group B GPs were more compliant to ARIA guidelines in the treatment of mild AR, whereas group A were more compliant in the treatment of moderate-severe AR; the adherence didn't differ between the groups for AR patients with comorbid asthma. Adherence to GINA GL for asthma treatment did not differ between GPs of groups A and B, independently from concomitant AR. Though insignificantly, group A were more compliant to GINA GL in the treatment of patients with only severe persistent asthma (63 versus 46%) as group B were for patients with severe persistent asthma and concomitant AR. Conclusions: GPs often tend to treat patients independently from GL. The impact of a single MEC did not improve adherence to GL in treating less severe AR and asthma patients, while there was a trend towards the opposite attitude in more severe AR patients without concomitant asthma. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://hdl.handle.net/11567/894315
- URN
- urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/894315
Origin repository
- Origin repository
- UNIGE