Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Adult Patients with Asthma: A Population-based Cohort Study from UK Primary Care.
In this study, we investigated the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on clinical outcomes in a UK primary care asthma cohort (N=127,040) from the Optimum Patient Care Research Database (OPCRD). There was evidence of socioeconomic disparities, which had adverse effects on asthma outcomes.
Patients from the most deprived quintile were more likely to have decreased peak flow, uncontrolled asthma or an exacerbation during follow-up than those from the least deprived quintile, yet their rates of respiratory referrals remained comparable. This should raise clinical awareness that more deprived patients may have greater need for specialist reviews and phenotype-targeted treatments like biologics. This study also demonstrated that the magnitude of the impact of SES on asthma outcomes was greater in patients who were older or from ethnic minority groups. Interventions to resolve socioeconomic disparities should be explored, both in the UK and globally, to improve overall asthma outcomes.
Link to article: https://lnkd.in/eiyWtgXX
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Link to ISAR research summary slide set: https://lnkd.in/g4Dvc5m
Link to ISAR: www.isaregistries.org
Link to OPCRD: www.opcrd.co.uk
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