Marysia Tiongco-Recto MD , Kent Woo MD , Wen-Hung Chung MD PhD , Gilbert T. Chua MBBS , Kiran Godse MD PhD , Ma Teresita Gabriel MD , Alexander Headley MBBS , Irene Lee Chew Kek MBBS , Kanokvalai Kulthanan MD , Mongkol Lao-Araya MD , Liwen Ma MD , Le Huyen My MD PhD , Siriwan Wananukul MD , Dinesh Nagrale MD
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Abstract
Background
Chronic urticaria (CU), in both inducible and spontaneous forms, is associated with a substantial burden in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). Patient-centred care recognises patients desire to be involved in decisions regarding their health. Although patient-centred approaches have previously not been studied in the context of CU management, they have demonstrated benefits in the management of other chronic conditions.
Methods
Information and opinions regarding the barriers and solutions to the implementation of patient-centred approaches to the management of CU were gathered from a group of 13 expert dermatologists and allergist/immunologists from APAC through surveys and a face-to-face meeting.
Results
Barriers identified there included a lack of awareness of CU amongst patients, delays in consulting healthcare providers, financial constraints, and low adherence. Particular issues raised included a lack of suitable online information for patients (83% of experts), and patients accessing oral corticosteroids without a prescription. Compliance issues were also identified as key reasons for inadequate responses to treatments (67% of experts). Solutions proposed by the authors were improving patients' knowledge about their condition (92% strongly agree, 8% agree), physicians’ consideration of patient characteristics when choosing treatments (92% strongly agree, 8% agree), implementing shared decision-making (85% strongly agree, 15% agree), and using patient-reported outcome measures (70% strongly agree, 23% agree).
Conclusion
Expert opinion within APAC supports the use of patient-centred approaches to improve the management of CU. We provide several recommendations focusing on patient education and involvement in disease management as well as disease monitoring methods that can be implemented by physicians in APAC.
期刊介绍:
The official pubication of the World Allergy Organization, the World Allergy Organization Journal (WAOjournal) publishes original mechanistic, translational, and clinical research on the topics of allergy, asthma, anaphylaxis, and clincial immunology, as well as reviews, guidelines, and position papers that contribute to the improvement of patient care. WAOjournal publishes research on the growth of allergy prevalence within the scope of single countries, country comparisons, and practical global issues and regulations, or threats to the allergy specialty. The Journal invites the submissions of all authors interested in publishing on current global problems in allergy, asthma, anaphylaxis, and immunology. Of particular interest are the immunological consequences of climate change and the subsequent systematic transformations in food habits and their consequences for the allergy/immunology discipline.