Why the study?
Are transitory changes in mood associated with asthma symptoms and peak expiratory flow rate in adults with moderate to severe asthma?
Population
48 adults with moderate to severe asthma
Design
Cohort, Peak flow meters stored blinded data
Follow-up
21 days
Authors
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Mood dimensions may explain asthma symptom misperception versus obstruction; hypothesis-generating for targeted interventions.
Are transitory changes in mood associated with asthma symptoms and peak expiratory flow rate in adults with moderate to severe asthma?
Different dimensions of mood are associated with transitory changes in asthma symptoms and PEFR, which may explain why individuals with asthma misperceive symptom severity relative to underlying airways obstruction.
Affleck et al. (2000) studied this question.
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