South Asians are less confident about managing their asthma than white patients
Compared with white patients, south Asians have less confidence
in controlling asthma, are unfamiliar with the concept of preventive
medication, and have less confidence in their general practitioners.
Griffiths et al (p 962) investigated beliefs and behaviour of
south Asian and white adults admitted to hospital with asthma in east
London. South Asians managed asthma exacerbations with family advocacy,
without systematic changes in asthma prophylaxis, and without the use
of systemic corticosteroids.
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