HSD62 An Analysis of Asthma Care Pathways and Patient Outcomes in an East London Population Cohort: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Routinely Collected Data

Abstract

Asthma is a global public health issue affecting millions of people in the UK. However, prevalence and outcomes may differ between socio-economic groups because of inequalities in care, non-adherence to medication, socio-economic circumstances, etc. Our research aims to: (i) assess the relationship between asthma outcomes, including asthma severity steps, asthma reviews, inhaler technique, management plan, exacerbations and emergency visits/admission, with deprivation (as a proxy for socioeconomic status), ethnicity or other demographic characteristics and (ii) understand how this relationship evolves across the care pathway.