The treatable traits of asthma in pregnancy: a clinical audit.

ERJ Open Res

Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.

Published: May 2024

Rationale: Poor asthma control in pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. Treatable traits improve patient outcomes but the pattern and prevalence of treatable traits in pregnant women with asthma is unknown. Whether treatable traits in pregnant women with asthma can be identified a virtual care consult is also unknown. The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence of treatable traits in pregnant women with asthma using a virtual model of care.

Methods: Pregnant women with asthma (n=196) underwent an assessment by an asthma nurse educator and a respiratory physician telehealth. In this clinical audit, 16 treatable traits were assessed including two traits in the pulmonary domain, five traits in the behavioural/risk factors domain and nine traits in the extrapulmonary domain.

Results: Pregnant women with asthma had a mean±sd of 7.5±2.0 treatable traits per person including 1.0±0.7 treatable traits per person in the pulmonary domain, 3.5±1.56 in the extrapulmonary domain and 2±0.9 in the risk factor/behavioural domain. Treatable traits in the behavioural/risk factor domain were most prevalent and these included limited asthma knowledge (96%), inadequate inhaler technique (84%) and no written asthma action plan (80%). On average 3.8±1.24 interventions per person were delivered for a mean±sd of 7.5±2.0 treatable traits per person.

Conclusion: Virtual antenatal asthma care is a feasible approach for assessing treatable traits in pregnant women with mild asthma Pregnant women with asthma exhibit multiple management issues. Virtual models of care might increase asthma in pregnancy service uptake and acceptability.

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