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Thys van der Molen

Professor of primary care respiratory medicine
Verified email at umcg.nl
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Burden and socioeconomics of asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and food allergy

BJH Dierick, T van der Molen… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy affect approximately
20% of the global population. Few studies describe the burden of the totality of these …

Factors that influence disease-specific quality of life or health status in patients with COPD: a review and meta-analysis of Pearson correlations.

I Tsiligianni, J Kocks, N Tzanakis… - … journal: journal of the …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Background A major goal in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is to ensure that the burden of the disease for patients with COPD is limited and that …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and economic impact of non-adherence in COPD: a systematic review

JFM van Boven, NH Chavannes, T van der Molen… - Respiratory …, 2014 - Elsevier
Summary Background Medication for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has
shown to substantially reduce symptoms and slow progression of disease. However, non …

Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American …

A Qaseem, TJ Wilt, SE Weinberger… - Annals of internal …, 2011 - acpjournals.org
Description: This guideline is an official statement of the American College of Physicians
(ACP), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), American Thoracic Society (ATS) …

[HTML][HTML] Development, validity and responsiveness of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire

T Van der Molen, BWM Willemse, S Schokker… - Health and quality of life …, 2003 - Springer
Abstract Background The new Global Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines advice
to focus treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on improvement of …

[HTML][HTML] Asthma control and management in 8,000 European patients: the REcognise Asthma and LInk to Symptoms and Experience (REALISE) survey

D Price, M Fletcher, T Van Der Molen - NPJ primary care respiratory …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, and previous
studies have reported low levels of control. Recent developments in the availability and use …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes and actions of asthma patients on regular maintenance therapy: the INSPIRE study

MR Partridge, T van der Molen, SE Myrseth… - BMC pulmonary …, 2006 - Springer
Background This study examined the attitudes and actions of 3415 physician-recruited
adults aged≥ 16 years with asthma in eleven countries who were prescribed regular …

Inhaler errors in the CRITIKAL study: type, frequency, and association with asthma outcomes

DB Price, M Román-Rodríguez, RB McQueen… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Poor inhaler technique has been linked to poor asthma outcomes. Training can
reduce the number of inhaler errors, but it is unknown which errors have the greatest impact …

[HTML][HTML] COPD uncovered: an international survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] on a working age population

MJ Fletcher, J Upton, J Taylor-Fishwick, SA Buist… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Approximately 210 million people are estimated to have chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease COPD worldwide. The burden of disease is known to be high, though …

Exploring the relevance and extent of small airways dysfunction in asthma (ATLANTIS): baseline data from a prospective cohort study

DS Postma, C Brightling, S Baldi… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Small airways dysfunction (SAD) is well recognised in asthma, yet its role in the
severity and control of asthma is unclear. This study aimed to assess which combination of …