John A. Meadows, MD

Allergy, Allergy & Immunology, Rhinitis Sinusitis, Asthma, Occupational Lung Diseases, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Skin Allergies, Environmental Allergies, Insect/Venom Allergies

Shared decision‐making for people with asthma

Preview — Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the airways and is common in both adults and children. It is characterised by symptoms including wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough. People with asthma may be helped to manage their condition through shared decision‐making (SDM). View Article

Work absence in patients with asthma and/or COPD: a population-based study

Preview — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma impact on work productivity, but their population-based burden and clinical predictors are understudied. In this observational, real-life study, work absence of 14,383 asthma and/or COPD patients present in the MAJORICA cohort (Spain) was compared with the general population. View Article

State-level medical and absenteeism cost of asthma in the United States

Preview — Objective: For medically treated asthma, we estimated prevalence, medical and absenteeism costs, and projected medical costs from 2015 to 2020 for the entire population and separately for children in the 50 US states and District of Columbia (DC) using the most recently available data. View Article

An expert consensus framework for asthma remission as a treatment goal

Preview — With novel therapies in development, there is an opportunity to consider asthma remission as a treatment goal. In this Rostrum, we present a generalized framework for clinical and complete remission in asthma, on and off treatment, developed on the basis of medical literature and expert consensus. A modified Delphi survey approach was used to…