Features of asthma in children in Primary Care. Improvement of follow up

Authors:

Sacristán Martín AM^a, Arribas Santiago C^b, Camina Gutiérrez AB^c, Machín Rodríguez EJ^d, Santos García JG^e

^aPediatra. CS Arturo Eyries. Valladolid. España.
^bMédico de Familia. CS Torquemada. Palencia. España.
^cPediatra. CS Pilarica. Valladolid. España.
^dMédico de Familia. CS Santa Cruz de la Palma. Tenerife. España.
^ePediatra. CS Pintor Oliva. Palencia. España.

Correspondence: AM Sacristán. Email: sacristan@compalencia.org

Reference of this article.:

Sacristán Martín AM, Arribas Santiago C, Camina Gutiérrez AB, Machín Rodríguez EJ, Santos García JG. Características del asma infantil en Atención Primaria. Mejora del seguimiento. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2008;10:593-601.

Published in Internet: 31/12/2008

Abstract:

The asthma in children is the second cause of infantile chronic morbidity, consuming great part of the sanitary resources.

Methodology: we made of cross-sectional study of 1,509 histories of patients of 6 to 14 years, followed in Primary Care in the Castilian plateau (Spain).

Results: the average age was 8.9 years with a slight predominance of males, accumulated prevalence of 11.9% and in the last 3 years of 9%. The age of onset was 3.5 years. Familiar atopic disease was present in 39.4% and personal antecedents in 54.7%. Another respiratory condition was present in 51.4%. Eighty-nine point eight percent of the children were controlled in primary care. Forty-four point one percent of children had sensitization tests performed and 48.8% had undergone tests of pulmonary function.

Conclusions: most of the follow up of these patients takes place in Primary Care and this fact has allowed an improvement in the control of the patients.

Keywords: Child. Asthma. Primary care.

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