"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Barriers to Treatment: A focus group of asthma patients has uncovered several barriers to treatment, including this one:
One of the barriers that was specific to this population was the belief that the patient's assessment of their disease control was superior to that of their provider.
I've noticed that, too, especially with my more recalcitrant asthma cases (and other diseases, too.) Not sure how to overcome that one. I even have a patient who was intubated last year for asthma, yet doesn't use his maintenance inhalers or monitor his peak flows because he "feels fine." If a near death experience won't change his ways, I don't know what will. posted by Sydney on
7/13/2003 07:38:00 AM
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