Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort

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Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort. / Hansen, Susanne; Von Bülow, Anna; Sandin, Patrik; Ernstsson, Olivia; Janson, Christer; Lehtimäki, Lauri; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Ulrik, Charlotte; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald; Fues Wahl, Hanna; Geale, Kirk; Tang, Sheila Tuyet; Wolf, Maija; Larsen, Tom; Altraja, Alan; Backman, Helena; Kilpeläinen, Maritta; Viinanen, Arja; Ludviksdottir, Dora; Kauppi, Paula; Sverrild, Asger; Lehmann, Sverre; Backer, Vibeke; Yasinska, Valentyna; Skjold, Tina; Karjalainen, Jussi; Bossios, Apostolos; Porsbjerg, Celeste.

In: ERJ Open Research, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2023, p. 00687-2022.

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Hansen, S, Von Bülow, A, Sandin, P, Ernstsson, O, Janson, C, Lehtimäki, L, Kankaanranta, H, Ulrik, C, Aarli, BB, Fues Wahl, H, Geale, K, Tang, ST, Wolf, M, Larsen, T, Altraja, A, Backman, H, Kilpeläinen, M, Viinanen, A, Ludviksdottir, D, Kauppi, P, Sverrild, A, Lehmann, S, Backer, V, Yasinska, V, Skjold, T, Karjalainen, J, Bossios, A & Porsbjerg, C 2023, 'Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort', ERJ Open Research, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 00687-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00687-2022

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Hansen, S., Von Bülow, A., Sandin, P., Ernstsson, O., Janson, C., Lehtimäki, L., Kankaanranta, H., Ulrik, C., Aarli, B. B., Fues Wahl, H., Geale, K., Tang, S. T., Wolf, M., Larsen, T., Altraja, A., Backman, H., Kilpeläinen, M., Viinanen, A., Ludviksdottir, D., ... Porsbjerg, C. (2023). Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort. ERJ Open Research, 9(2), 00687-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00687-2022

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Hansen S, Von Bülow A, Sandin P, Ernstsson O, Janson C, Lehtimäki L et al. Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort. ERJ Open Research. 2023;9(2):00687-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00687-2022

Author

Hansen, Susanne ; Von Bülow, Anna ; Sandin, Patrik ; Ernstsson, Olivia ; Janson, Christer ; Lehtimäki, Lauri ; Kankaanranta, Hannu ; Ulrik, Charlotte ; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald ; Fues Wahl, Hanna ; Geale, Kirk ; Tang, Sheila Tuyet ; Wolf, Maija ; Larsen, Tom ; Altraja, Alan ; Backman, Helena ; Kilpeläinen, Maritta ; Viinanen, Arja ; Ludviksdottir, Dora ; Kauppi, Paula ; Sverrild, Asger ; Lehmann, Sverre ; Backer, Vibeke ; Yasinska, Valentyna ; Skjold, Tina ; Karjalainen, Jussi ; Bossios, Apostolos ; Porsbjerg, Celeste. / Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort. In: ERJ Open Research. 2023 ; Vol. 9, No. 2. pp. 00687-2022.

Bibtex

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title = "Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort",
abstract = "Background Real-life evidence on prevalence and management of severe asthma is limited. Nationwide population registries across the Nordic countries provide unique opportunities to describe prevalence and management patterns of severe asthma at population level.Aim In nationwide register data from Sweden, Norway, and Finland, we examined the prevalence of severe asthma and the proportion of severe asthma patients being managed in specialist care.Methods This is a cross-sectional study based on the NORdic Dataset for aSThmA Research (NORDSTAR) research collaboration platform. We identified patients with severe asthma in adults (≥18 years) and in children (6–17 years) in 2018 according to the ERS/ATS definition. Patients managed in specialist care were those with an asthma-related specialist outpatient contact (only available in Sweden and Finland).Results Overall, we identified 598 242 patients with current asthma in Sweden, Norway, and Finland in 2018. Among those, the prevalence of severe asthma was 3.5%, 5.4% and 5.2% in adults and 0.4%, 1.0%, and 0.3% in children in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, respectively. In Sweden and Finland, 37% and 40% of adult patients with severe asthma and ≥2 exacerbations were managed in specialist care; in children the numbers were 56% and 41%, respectively.Conclusion In three Nordic countries, population-based nationwide data demonstrated similar prevalence of severe asthma. In children, severe asthma was a rare condition. Notably, a large proportion of patients with severe asthma was not managed by a respiratory specialist, suggesting the need for increased recognition of severe asthma in primary care.",
author = "Susanne Hansen and {Von B{\"u}low}, Anna and Patrik Sandin and Olivia Ernstsson and Christer Janson and Lauri Lehtim{\"a}ki and Hannu Kankaanranta and Charlotte Ulrik and Aarli, {Bernt B{\o}gvald} and {Fues Wahl}, Hanna and Kirk Geale and Tang, {Sheila Tuyet} and Maija Wolf and Tom Larsen and Alan Altraja and Helena Backman and Maritta Kilpel{\"a}inen and Arja Viinanen and Dora Ludviksdottir and Paula Kauppi and Asger Sverrild and Sverre Lehmann and Vibeke Backer and Valentyna Yasinska and Tina Skjold and Jussi Karjalainen and Apostolos Bossios and Celeste Porsbjerg",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1183/23120541.00687-2022",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
pages = "00687--2022",
journal = "ERJ Open Research",
issn = "2312-0541",
publisher = "ERS publications",
number = "2",

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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort

AU - Hansen, Susanne

AU - Von Bülow, Anna

AU - Sandin, Patrik

AU - Ernstsson, Olivia

AU - Janson, Christer

AU - Lehtimäki, Lauri

AU - Kankaanranta, Hannu

AU - Ulrik, Charlotte

AU - Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald

AU - Fues Wahl, Hanna

AU - Geale, Kirk

AU - Tang, Sheila Tuyet

AU - Wolf, Maija

AU - Larsen, Tom

AU - Altraja, Alan

AU - Backman, Helena

AU - Kilpeläinen, Maritta

AU - Viinanen, Arja

AU - Ludviksdottir, Dora

AU - Kauppi, Paula

AU - Sverrild, Asger

AU - Lehmann, Sverre

AU - Backer, Vibeke

AU - Yasinska, Valentyna

AU - Skjold, Tina

AU - Karjalainen, Jussi

AU - Bossios, Apostolos

AU - Porsbjerg, Celeste

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Background Real-life evidence on prevalence and management of severe asthma is limited. Nationwide population registries across the Nordic countries provide unique opportunities to describe prevalence and management patterns of severe asthma at population level.Aim In nationwide register data from Sweden, Norway, and Finland, we examined the prevalence of severe asthma and the proportion of severe asthma patients being managed in specialist care.Methods This is a cross-sectional study based on the NORdic Dataset for aSThmA Research (NORDSTAR) research collaboration platform. We identified patients with severe asthma in adults (≥18 years) and in children (6–17 years) in 2018 according to the ERS/ATS definition. Patients managed in specialist care were those with an asthma-related specialist outpatient contact (only available in Sweden and Finland).Results Overall, we identified 598 242 patients with current asthma in Sweden, Norway, and Finland in 2018. Among those, the prevalence of severe asthma was 3.5%, 5.4% and 5.2% in adults and 0.4%, 1.0%, and 0.3% in children in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, respectively. In Sweden and Finland, 37% and 40% of adult patients with severe asthma and ≥2 exacerbations were managed in specialist care; in children the numbers were 56% and 41%, respectively.Conclusion In three Nordic countries, population-based nationwide data demonstrated similar prevalence of severe asthma. In children, severe asthma was a rare condition. Notably, a large proportion of patients with severe asthma was not managed by a respiratory specialist, suggesting the need for increased recognition of severe asthma in primary care.

AB - Background Real-life evidence on prevalence and management of severe asthma is limited. Nationwide population registries across the Nordic countries provide unique opportunities to describe prevalence and management patterns of severe asthma at population level.Aim In nationwide register data from Sweden, Norway, and Finland, we examined the prevalence of severe asthma and the proportion of severe asthma patients being managed in specialist care.Methods This is a cross-sectional study based on the NORdic Dataset for aSThmA Research (NORDSTAR) research collaboration platform. We identified patients with severe asthma in adults (≥18 years) and in children (6–17 years) in 2018 according to the ERS/ATS definition. Patients managed in specialist care were those with an asthma-related specialist outpatient contact (only available in Sweden and Finland).Results Overall, we identified 598 242 patients with current asthma in Sweden, Norway, and Finland in 2018. Among those, the prevalence of severe asthma was 3.5%, 5.4% and 5.2% in adults and 0.4%, 1.0%, and 0.3% in children in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, respectively. In Sweden and Finland, 37% and 40% of adult patients with severe asthma and ≥2 exacerbations were managed in specialist care; in children the numbers were 56% and 41%, respectively.Conclusion In three Nordic countries, population-based nationwide data demonstrated similar prevalence of severe asthma. In children, severe asthma was a rare condition. Notably, a large proportion of patients with severe asthma was not managed by a respiratory specialist, suggesting the need for increased recognition of severe asthma in primary care.

U2 - 10.1183/23120541.00687-2022

DO - 10.1183/23120541.00687-2022

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 37020835

VL - 9

SP - 687

EP - 2022

JO - ERJ Open Research

JF - ERJ Open Research

SN - 2312-0541

IS - 2

ER -

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