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This 9 page paper examines the results of a survey taken of asthma patients. The paper examines the empirical evidence that supports or contradicts the findings and considers how each aspect may be improved. The paper examines factors such as sleep quality and disturbance in asthma sufferers, patients understanding of why they used inhalers, the correct use of inhalers, the lack of written information given to patients, confidence and presence of self management of the condition and attendance at appointments. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEasthma.rtf
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100% of patients have night symptoms It is unsurprising that many patient have symptoms at night as most patient will suffer some interrupted sleep due to asthma at
some point (Fitzpatrick et al, 1991). Even in well controlled asthma there does appear to be an impact on the level of quality of sleep attained (Brunk, 2004). On
average an asthma sufferer will have 51 minutes less sleep than a normal patient (to a level of 95% confidence) (Fitzpatrick et al, 1991).
This can impact on sleep quality, in a recent study by Brunk (2004) 30% of asthma sufferers reported that they had either "fairly bad" or "bad" sleep
quality. Poor asthma management can impact on the occurrence of symptoms increasing their frequency and severity, decreasing quality of sleep may also be an indication of a worsening condition that
needs to be treated (Lamberg, 1996). However even where the issue is not poor management there are other side effects of worse sleep quality, such as daytime cognitive performance (Fitzpatrick
et al, 1991). Asthma management is therefore one aspect, but many studies have shown this may not improve sleep quality (Mulcahy, 2004).
One study has indicated that treatment with melatonin may aid sleep (Barry, 2005). In a test group their was an improvement in sleep of the test subjects statistically significantly higher
than the placebo group, but in clinical terms the improvement was so minor, that although unlikely to be caused by chance, the treatment will melatonin was not clinically worthwhile
(Barry, 2005). Mulcahy, (2004), argues that there are wider causes and that it is not the sleep which is making the asthma worse, but the endogenous circadian system.
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