Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled corticosteroids: an essential tool in identifying severe asthma in children

A Jochmann, L Artusio, A Jamalzadeh… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
International guidelines recommend that severe asthma can only be diagnosed after
contributory factors, including adherence, have been addressed. Accurate assessment of …

[PDF][PDF] General practitioners' adherence to the COPD GOLD guidelines: baseline data from the Swiss COPD Cohort Study

A Jochmann, F Neubauer, D Miedinger… - Swiss medical …, 2010 - smw.ch
Principles: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major burden on patients
and healthcare systems. Diagnosis and the management of COPD are often administered by …

Infection and inflammation in induced sputum from preschool children with chronic airways diseases

A Jochmann, L Artusio, K Robson… - Pediatric …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background: We hypothesized airway inflammation can be detected non‐invasively by
induced sputum (IS) or peripheral blood eosinophilia, and IS can detect bacterial and viral …

Diagnosis of asthma in children: findings from the Swiss Paediatric Airway Cohort

…, R Mozun, D Müller-Suter, A Jochmann… - European respiratory …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction Diagnosing asthma in children remains a challenge because respiratory symptoms
are not specific and vary over time. Aim In a real-life observational study, we assessed …

Impact of adherence to GOLD guidelines on symptom prevalence, lung function decline and exacerbation rate in a Swiss COPD cohort

A Jochmann, A Scherr, DC Jochmann, D Miedinger… - Swiss medical …, 2012 - smw.ch
Anja Jochmanna, Andreas Scherra,b, Dirk Christian Jochmanna, David Miedingera,
Salome Schafroth Töröka, Prashant N. Chhajeda, Michael Tammb, Jörg Daniel Leuppia …

The ADO index as a predictor of two-year mortality in general practice-based chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cohorts

…, PN Chhajed, JW Fitting, T Geiser, A Jochmann… - Respiration, 2014 - karger.com
Background: Existing prediction models for mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) patients have not yet been validated in primary care, which is where the majority …

[HTML][HTML] The Swiss Paediatric Airway Cohort (SPAC)

…, J Barben, C Casaulta, U Frey, A Jochmann… - ERJ open …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic respiratory symptoms, such as cough, wheeze and dyspnoea, are common in
children; however, most research has, with the exception of a few large-scale clinical cohort …

Response to add-on inhaled corticosteroids in COPD based on airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol

A Scherr, SS Török, A Jochmann, D Miedinger, S Maier… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background The use of inhaled corticosteroids in mild to moderate COPD is controversial. The
aim of this study was to determine whether airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol might …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of severe asthma patients and predictors of asthma control in the Swiss Severe Asthma Registry

…, C Clarenbach, P Gianella, A Jochmann… - Respiration, 2023 - karger.com
Background: Asthma is a chronic airway disease, affecting over 300 million people
worldwide. 5–10% of patients suffer from severe asthma and account for 50% of asthma-related …

Phenotypes of cough in children: A latent class analysis

…, S Blanchon, K Hoyler, A Jochmann… - Clinical & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Distinguishing phenotypes among children with cough helps understand
underlying causes. Using a statistical data‐driven approach, we aimed to identify and validate …