Journal article
Continued loss of asthma control following epidemic thunderstorm asthma
Chuan T Foo, Ellen LY Yee, Alan Young, Eve Denton, Mark Hew, Robyn O'Hehir, Naghmeh Radhakrishna, Sarah Matthews, Matthew Conron, Nur-Shirin Harun, Philippe Lachapelle, Jo Anne Douglass, Louis Irving, Joy Lee, Wendy Stevenson, Christine Faye McDonald, David Langton, Ceri Banks, Francis Thien
ASIA PACIFIC ALLERGY | ASIA PACIFIC ASSOC ALLERGY, ASTHMA & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY | Published : 2019
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA) severely affected Melbourne, Australia in November 2016. There is scant literature on the natural history of individuals affected by ETSA. OBJECTIVE: A multicentre 12-month prospective observational study was conducted assessing symptomatology and behaviors of ETSA-affected individuals. METHODS: We used a structured phone questionnaire to assess asthma symptom frequency, inhaled preventer use, asthma action plan ownership and healthcare utilization over 12 months since the ETSA. Analysis of results included subgroup analyses of the "current," "past," "probable," and "no asthma" subgroups defined according to their original 2016 survey responses..
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