Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort

Yu-Feng Wei,1 Ping-Hung Kuo,2 Ying-Huang Tsai,3 Chi-Wei Tao,4 Shih-Lung Cheng,5,13 Chao-Hsien Lee,6 Yao-Kuang Wu,7 Ning-Hung Chen,8 Wu-Huei Hsu,9 Jeng-Yuan Hsu,10 Ming-Shian Lin,11 Chin-Chou Wang12 1Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2Department of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wei YF, Kuo PH, Tsai YH, Tao CW, Cheng SL, Lee CH, Wu YK, Chen NH, Hsu WH, Hsu JY, Lin MS, Wang CC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/factors-associated-with-the-prescription-of-inhaled-corticosteroids-in-peer-reviewed-article-COPD
_version_ 1811264521046589440
author Wei YF
Kuo PH
Tsai YH
Tao CW
Cheng SL
Lee CH
Wu YK
Chen NH
Hsu WH
Hsu JY
Lin MS
Wang CC
author_facet Wei YF
Kuo PH
Tsai YH
Tao CW
Cheng SL
Lee CH
Wu YK
Chen NH
Hsu WH
Hsu JY
Lin MS
Wang CC
author_sort Wei YF
collection DOAJ
description Yu-Feng Wei,1 Ping-Hung Kuo,2 Ying-Huang Tsai,3 Chi-Wei Tao,4 Shih-Lung Cheng,5,13 Chao-Hsien Lee,6 Yao-Kuang Wu,7 Ning-Hung Chen,8 Wu-Huei Hsu,9 Jeng-Yuan Hsu,10 Ming-Shian Lin,11 Chin-Chou Wang12 1Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; 4Department of Internal Medicine, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 5Division of Thoracic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 6Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 7Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 8Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; 9Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University and China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 10Division of Chest Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 11Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; 12Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 13Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan-Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Background and objective: The overprescription of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the current Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) group A and B patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not uncommon in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with the use of ICS in these patients. Methods: The Taiwan obstructive lung disease (TOLD) study was a retrospective, observational nationwide survey of COPD patients conducted at 12 hospitals (n=1,096) in Taiwan. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to explore the predictors of ICS prescription in GOLD group A and B patients. Results: Among the group A (n=179) and group B (n=398) patients, 198 (34.3%) were prescribed ICS (30.2% in group A and 36.2% in group B, respectively). The wheezing phenotype was present in 28.5% of group A and 34.2% of group B patients. Wheezing was the most significant factor for an ICS prescription in group A (odds ratio [OR], 2.33; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14–4.75; P=0.020), group B (OR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.24–2.99; P=0.004), and overall (OR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.40–2.96; P<0.001). The COPD assessment test score was also associated with an ICS prescription in group B (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.00–1.07; P=0.038). Conclusion: About one-third of the GOLD group A and B patients with COPD in Taiwan are prescribed ICS. Our findings suggest that wheezing and COPD assessment test score are related to the prescription of ICS in these patients. Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD assessment test, inhaled corticosteroids, wheezing
first_indexed 2024-04-12T20:05:49Z
format Article
id doaj.art-7da7e7f4a2474cb9b00661818f1c3d7f
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1178-2005
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-12T20:05:49Z
publishDate 2015-09-01
publisher Dove Medical Press
record_format Article
series International Journal of COPD
spelling doaj.art-7da7e7f4a2474cb9b00661818f1c3d7f2022-12-22T03:18:24ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of COPD1178-20052015-09-012015Issue 11951195623662Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohortWei YFKuo PHTsai YHTao CWCheng SLLee CHWu YKChen NHHsu WHHsu JYLin MSWang CCYu-Feng Wei,1 Ping-Hung Kuo,2 Ying-Huang Tsai,3 Chi-Wei Tao,4 Shih-Lung Cheng,5,13 Chao-Hsien Lee,6 Yao-Kuang Wu,7 Ning-Hung Chen,8 Wu-Huei Hsu,9 Jeng-Yuan Hsu,10 Ming-Shian Lin,11 Chin-Chou Wang12 1Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; 4Department of Internal Medicine, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 5Division of Thoracic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 6Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 7Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 8Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; 9Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University and China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 10Division of Chest Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 11Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; 12Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 13Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan-Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Background and objective: The overprescription of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the current Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) group A and B patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not uncommon in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with the use of ICS in these patients. Methods: The Taiwan obstructive lung disease (TOLD) study was a retrospective, observational nationwide survey of COPD patients conducted at 12 hospitals (n=1,096) in Taiwan. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to explore the predictors of ICS prescription in GOLD group A and B patients. Results: Among the group A (n=179) and group B (n=398) patients, 198 (34.3%) were prescribed ICS (30.2% in group A and 36.2% in group B, respectively). The wheezing phenotype was present in 28.5% of group A and 34.2% of group B patients. Wheezing was the most significant factor for an ICS prescription in group A (odds ratio [OR], 2.33; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14–4.75; P=0.020), group B (OR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.24–2.99; P=0.004), and overall (OR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.40–2.96; P<0.001). The COPD assessment test score was also associated with an ICS prescription in group B (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.00–1.07; P=0.038). Conclusion: About one-third of the GOLD group A and B patients with COPD in Taiwan are prescribed ICS. Our findings suggest that wheezing and COPD assessment test score are related to the prescription of ICS in these patients. Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD assessment test, inhaled corticosteroids, wheezinghttps://www.dovepress.com/factors-associated-with-the-prescription-of-inhaled-corticosteroids-in-peer-reviewed-article-COPD
spellingShingle Wei YF
Kuo PH
Tsai YH
Tao CW
Cheng SL
Lee CH
Wu YK
Chen NH
Hsu WH
Hsu JY
Lin MS
Wang CC
Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort
International Journal of COPD
title Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort
title_full Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort
title_fullStr Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort
title_short Factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in GOLD group A and B patients with COPD – subgroup analysis of the Taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort
title_sort factors associated with the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in gold group a and b patients with copd ndash subgroup analysis of the taiwan obstructive lung disease cohort
url https://www.dovepress.com/factors-associated-with-the-prescription-of-inhaled-corticosteroids-in-peer-reviewed-article-COPD
work_keys_str_mv AT weiyf factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT kuoph factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT tsaiyh factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT taocw factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT chengsl factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT leech factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT wuyk factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT chennh factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT hsuwh factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT hsujy factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT linms factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort
AT wangcc factorsassociatedwiththeprescriptionofinhaledcorticosteroidsingoldgroupaandbpatientswithcopdndashsubgroupanalysisofthetaiwanobstructivelungdiseasecohort