Risk Factors Associated with Asthma Control and Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Asthma Without Preventer Treatment, a Cross-Sectional Study

Sofia Eriksson,1 Maaike Giezeman,2,3 Mikael Hasselgren,2,3 Christer Janson,4 Marta A Kisiel,5 Scott Montgomery,2,6,7 Anna Nager,8 Hanna Sandelowsky,7,9 Björn Ställberg,10 Josefin Sundh,11 Karin Lisspers10 1Region Dalarna, Falun, Sweden; 2School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; 3Centre for Clinical Research and Education, Region Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden; 4Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 5Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environment Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 6Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 7Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College, London, UK; 8NVS, Section for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 9Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 10Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 11Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, SwedenCorrespondence: Karin Lisspers, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Uppsala University, Box 564, Uppsala, SE-75122, Sweden, Tel +46703524721, Email Karin.lisspers@regiondalarna.se; Karin.lisspers@uu.sePurpose: To study risk factors for uncontrolled asthma and insufficient quality of life (QoL) in patients with mild asthma, ie those without preventer treatment.Patients and Methods: Patients aged 18– 75 years with a doctor’s diagnosis of asthma randomly selected from primary and secondary care in Sweden. Mild asthma was defined as self-reported current asthma and no preventer treatment. Data were collected from self-completed questionnaires in 2012