ABSTRACT
Objective To learn the degree of the asthmatic patients'understanding of the disease, and to provide references for formulating the plan of the asthma patient's education and management infuture.Methods One hundred and one outpatients were surveyed by questionnaire face to face.Results Among 101 patients,the percentages of mild intermittent,mild persistent,moderate persistent and severepersistent asthma assessed by current symptom were 23%,29%,30%,18%.Among these patients thosewho understanding the inflammatory nature of asthma account occupied 70.3%,those who realizing the importance of inhaled corticosteroids(ICS)and taking ICS as the first-line medicine for asthma occupied67.3%,those who knowing the indication about rational use of short-acting beta-2-agonists(SABA)occupied 88.1%,those who realizing the goal of asthmatic therapy occupied 71.3%.All these results were significantly better than both the reporter in the asthma insights and reality in Asia-Pacific and the realizing degree to asthma of the respiratory professionals in Beijing's urban district hospitals in 1997.Conclusion After long term systematic education and management,asthmatic patient's understanding of the disease has been improved greatly.