- Recommendation ID
- NG80/10
- Question
Improving adherence to asthma medication:- What are the most clinically and cost-effective strategies to improve medicines adherence in adults, young people and children with asthma who are non-adherent to prescribed medicines?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) Why this is important:- There is a consensus within the guideline committee and across healthcare professionals that medicines adherence is an important determinant of asthma control, and that non-adherence is a common problem. However, there is a lack of high-quality evidence on methods to improve adherence to asthma medicines. The guideline identified a number of studies focusing on this question, but there was not a strong body of evidence behind any specific intervention strategy. In
addition, the guideline committee had concerns about the applicability of studies that did not report outcomes after a prolonged follow-up and studies that only used self-reported measures to assess adherence. The guideline committee felt further that higher-quality research is needed to recommend specific interventions for this common and significant problem.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management
- Number
- NG80
- Date issued
- November 2017
Other details
Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
Last Reviewed | 30/11/2017 |