Barriers to asthma treatment in the United States: results from the global asthma physician and patient survey.

Background: : The Global Asthma Physician and Patient (GAPP) survey evaluated the perceptions of both physicians and patients on the management of asthma. Here we present the results from the United States (US) subpopulation of the GAPP survey.

Methods: : The GAPP Survey was a large, global study (physicians, n = 1733; patients, n = 1726; interviews, n = 3459).

Comparison of quality of life between asthmatic and healthy school children.

There are only a few studies which have assessed the impact of asthma on the quality of life (QoL) compared to healthy children. In this study we wanted to compare QoL between asthmatic and healthy children in a population based setting. We surveyed 2159 children aged 11-15 yr with a Child Health Questionnaire; a generic QoL measure for children.