ONE The Portuguese Society of Allergology and Immunology (SPAIC) warns, in a statement, on the occasion of World Asthma Day, on May 3, for the increase in the percentage of asthmatic patients who do not have their disease under control: 53%. SPAIC data show that asthma affects about 700,000 Portuguese.

In the opinion of Ana Mendes, coordinator of the Interest Group of the Asthma Interest Group at SPAIC, the disease may be lacking in therapeutic adherence, “the lack of knowledge about the disease, the need for daily care and the consequent lack of therapeutic adherence” or community a difficulty in the administration of therapy as well, for example, an important issue for this information, we highlight the greater information about asthma: the problem of the disease for its chronic nature and for the importance of adherence to therapy. It is essential to transmit information about the success of the therapy and that a life without hardship is possible for those who have asthma”.

However, there are 5% of patients with severe asthma – a subtype of difficult asthma – a subtype of difficult asthma, even correcting for the control factors where it is difficult to control the required effectiveness. “In these cases it is essential to provide information that there are centers of reference and images that can help.”

This year the Global Initiative for Asthma set as the motto for World Asthma Day, on May 3, the “Closing Gaps in Care”.

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