Project: Changing behaviour to reduce asthma attacks Early Career Researcher overview Project: Changing behaviour to reduce asthma attacks Based at: University College London Email: z.moon@ucl.ac.uk Image Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research Early Career Researcher, Zoe Moon The aim of this project is to develop and evaluate digitally delivered tools to improve asthma control (reduce attacks) by influencing treatment-related behaviours of healthcare professionals and patients to reduce inappropriate and excessive use of SABA (Short-acting beta-agonists) and increase appropriate use of ICS (inhaled corticosteroid). In the last few years, there has been a paradigm shift in guidelines for asthma care, with a conceptualisation of asthma as an inflammatory disease. This is associated with a move away from SABA as a single treatment and towards greater use of anti-inflammatory treatments – such as ICS. However, over-reliance and attachment to SABA is very common and acts against the prescription or adherence of ICS. Reducing SABA over-reliance is a challenge which requires changes to the behaviour and perceptions of both clinicians and patients. This project will explore optimal ways to modify patients' and clinicians' behaviour in order to optimise guideline-accordant treatment and reduce SABA over-reliance. About me I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Behavioural Medicine at UCL. My background is in health psychology/ behavioural medicine with a focus on treatment perceptions and adherence. Follow Zoe Zoe's Twitter profile This article was published on 2024-09-24
