Table 3 Prioritised research topics with winked survey themes
Research question/topic | Relevant survey theme(s) |
|---|---|
What is the most effective way of organising local asthma services to ensure all people with asthma can access information & support? (e.g. specialist nurses) | Healthcare systems |
Education about living with asthma (reducing social stigma) AND training to help children having asthma attacks for teachers. A) managing attacks/worsening symptoms; B) general awareness - "normalising" | Attitudes and knowledge |
Support | |
What is the best way to ensure access to up-to-date, relevant information about regular treatments & how they work & ensuring appropriate understanding? (i.e. taking it when well) - for different populations | Healthcare systems |
Medication | |
What is the effect of understanding your asthma attack & having a personalised asthma plan (based on what has worked before?) | Self-care |
What do we know about the short-term and long-term effects of regular medication (e.g. steroids), how much is safe, when to 'step up' or 'step down'? | Medication |
What is the best way to achieve shared understanding between doctors & patients with acute asthma? | Attitudes and knowledge |
Healthcare systems | |
Reasons for not taking medications (e.g. oral steroids) for patients are different to what doctors are thinking (oral steroids make me crazy; I can't sleep on steroids versus bone density) | Medication |
How do we work in partnership with patients & empower them to treat asthma alongside other conditions & consider how drugs & symptoms overlap & interact? | Attitudes and knowledge |
Healthcare systems | |
Medication | |
Asthma acute attack and anxiety: do the following help? Using a pulse oximeter (measure oxygen); a fast-track asthma service; phone application for monitoring asthma; being told nothing works | Lifestyle factors |
Self-care | |
Healthcare systems | |
For teenagers & adults - does learning how to stay calm (breathing/yoga) help you to manage asthma attack? | Lifestyle factors |
Self-care | |
What evidence-based self-help (e.g. diet, vitamin D, exercise) measures are useful in controlling long-term symptoms/asthma? | Lifestyle factors |
Drs/consultants/nurses/other healthcare professionals talking to each other. More joined-up thinking (& practicalities - e.g. consultant advises treatment which GP then prescribes) | Healthcare systems |