Survey Slide Kit

> Survey Slide Kit


	Executive Summary



	National/Regional Survey Data



	Survey Slide Kit


		Turn On Thumbnails


	Bibliography

The Asthma In America^™ survey findings point to the importance of continuing education as a key element in helping to reduce asthma morbidity and in helping people with asthma to lead more active, healthy lives. A slide kit that summarizes the major survey findings is available in this section and can serve as a tool in asthma education activities.

This section includes:

An overview of the survey project, including the five major conclusions drawn from the survey findings and a summary of the survey methodology.
Instructions for downloading individual slides or the complete powerpoint presentation.
An index of the slides. Please note that many of the slides listed in the left column of the index contain data and summary notes for your reference. The summary notes are located beneath the slide and are included when you download the complete presentation. The right column contains slides with survey data only.
Thirty-five slides that highlight the major findings from the Asthma In America survey.

FIGURE 1		Asthma In America: A Landmark Survey
FIGURE 2		Study design
FIGURE 3		What are the goals of asthma care
FIGURE 4		How far have we fallen short
FIGURE 5		How far have we fallen short (cont.)
FIGURE 6		How far have we fallen short (cont.)
FIGURE 7		How asthma affects the general population
FIGURE 8		Frequency of hospitalization
FIGURE 9		Frequency of emergency room visits
FIGURE 10		Frequency of unscheduled emergency visits
FIGURE 11		Frequency of urgent care visits
FIGURE 12		Asthma significantly disrupted school and work for many asthma patients, contrary to NIH Goals
FIGURE 13		Sleep disturbances present a larger problem than necessary
FIGURE 14		Activity levels were significantly limited in many asthma patients
FIGURE 15		Comparison of activity limitations
FIGURE 16		Inability to function at full potential
FIGURE 17		Physical abilities questioned
FIGURE 18		Stepwise approach for managing asthma
FIGURE 19		Classify Severity of Asthma
FIGURE 20		Asthma Severity of Patients
FIGURE 21		Severity of Asthma Symptoms
FIGURE 22		Patient self-classification of severity
FIGURE 23		Level of Control of Asthma in a 4 week period
FIGURE 24		Patient self-classification of control
FIGURE 25		Provider Awareness of NIH Guidelines
FIGURE 26		Patient Satisfaction in Relation to Their Care
FIGURE 27		A potential gap in patient-provider communications
FIGURE 28		Excessive use of quick-relief inhalers
FIGURE 29		Importance of anti-inflammatory drugs: Doctors
FIGURE 30		Inhaled corticosteroids vs other asthma therapies
FIGURE 31		Inhaled corticosteroids vs other asthma therapies
FIGURE 32		Patients and inhaled corticosteroids
FIGURE 33		The need for improved patient awareness
FIGURE 34		Low awareness of inflammation in asthma