National Asthma Council Research Archive

The National Asthma Council has had a strong commitment to research since its inception. We have undertaken major national epidemiological surveys of the asthma management practices of people with asthma, and of general practitioners and pharmacists. Our major social marketing activities have been evaluated and results of this research have been published in peer-reviewed journals as well as presented at major national and international respiratory, general practice and pharmacy meetings.

1999

Coughlan J, Wilson A, Gibson P. Evidence-Based Review of the Australian Six Step Asthma Management Plan. Melbourne, National Asthma Campaign and NSW Health. 1999

1998

Gattera J, Abramson M, Roller L. Knowledge of asthma symptoms, preventer medications and asthma counselling practices of Australian community pharmacists. AJP, Vol 79, August, 1998:976-982.
Gattera J, Abramson M, Roller L. Asthma medications, equipment supplied and sources of information for Australian community pharmacists. AJP, Vol 79, July, 1998:840-8.

1997

Comino EJ, Bauman A, Mitchell C, et al. The Australian National Asthma Campaign - effects of public education activities based on mass media. Am J Prev Med 1997;13:251-6.
Taylor R, Comino E, Bauman A. Asthma mortality in Australia 1920-94, age, period and cohort effects. J Epidemiol Community Health 1997;51:408-11.

1996

Bauman A. Australia's approach to asthma education. The NAC's Asthma Journal, December, 1996, Vol. 1, Issue 5
Comino EJ, Mitchell CA, Bauman A, Henry RL, Robertson CF, Abramson MJ, Ruffin R, Landau L. Asthma management in eastern Australia 1990 and 1993. MJA, 1996;164:403-6.
National Asthma Campaign. Asthma research priorities for Australia, 1996. Unpublished, submitted to NHMRC.

1995

Comino EJ, Bauman A, Mitchell C, Rosenthal D, Antic R, Ruffin R, Zimmerman P, Gutch R. Public education campaigns for asthma in Australia: supplementing national media with local initiatives. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, August 1995, Vol 5, No. 2, p. 57-9.
Comino, E, Mitchell, C, and Bauman A. Influence of parental asthma on childhood asthma management. Aust NZJ Med 1995;25:422.
Comino, EJ, Henry, RL, Mitchell, CA, Bauman, A and Monaco, R. Asthma management and mode of acquisition of inhaled bronchodilators. Aust NZJ Med 1995;25:496.

1994

Comino, E, Mitchell, C, Bauman, A, Ruffin, R, Henry, R, Robertson, C, and Landau L. Serial trends in childhood asthma management in Australia. Aust NZJ Med 1994;24:4,462..
Comino E, Mitchell C, Bauman A, Ruffin R, Henry R, Robertson C and Landau L. Asthma in Australian adults in 1993: prevalence and management. Aust NZJ Med 1994;25:443.
Comino, E, Mitchell, C, Bauman, A, Ruffin, R, Henry, R, Robertson, C, and Landau L. Changes in adult asthma management in Australia. Aust NZJ Med 1994;24:4,463.

1993

Bauman, A, Antic, R, Rubinfeld, A, Zimmerman, P, Gutch, R, Bacon, B, Campbell, H, Noonan, A. "Could it be asthma?": the impact of a mass media campaign aimed at raising awareness about asthma in Australia. Health Education Research, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1993, pp 581-7.
Mitchell, C, Comino E, Bauman, A, Ruffin, R and Robertson, C. Are Australian doctors receiving the asthma management messages and resources of the National Asthma Campaign? Asthma in Australia, the current understanding. Report of a national series of interactive meetings for general practitioners, 15-25 February, 1993, p 27-32.
Comino EJ and Moulton, R. A pharmacy 'exit' survey of asthma management in Altona, Victoria. AJP, 1993, (published in summary form).

1992

National Asthma Campaign. Report on the cost of asthma in Australia. Melbourne, 1992.
Bauman, A, Mitchell, CA, Henry RL, Robertson, CF, Abramson, MJ, Comino EJ, Hensley, MJ and Leeder SR. Asthma morbidity in Australia: an epidemiological study. MJA, 1992; 156:827-31.
Comino, EJ, Ruffin, R and Bauman, A. Asthma management of Australian community pharmacists. AJP, 1992;73(862):59-61.

Collaborative Research Archive

The National Asthma Council has also worked collaboratively with other organisations, including the pharmaceutical industry.

1999

Merck Sharpe & Dohme. Living with Asthma, the Asthma Disparity Study. Sydney, 1999.

1995

Fisons Pharmaceuticals. Fisons compliance study: Random sample telephone survey of 600 adults with asthma. Sydney, 1995.

1994

Bauman A. Asthma Severity and Morbidity: Glaxo 905 data: report 11/94. Melbourne, 1994.
Bauman A. Asthma medications and severity: Glaxo 905 data: report 11/94. Melbourne, 1994.
Comino E & Measey MA. Results of Victorian Postal Asthma Survey. Melbourne, 1994.

1993

Elliott & Shanahan Research. Identifying Effective Compliance Strategies with Preventative Medication. Melbourne, 1993.

1991

Arbes Strategic Research. Evaluating a national asthma campaign - A qualitative evaluation. Melbourne, 1991. Brian Sweeney and Associates. Understanding the attitudes and behaviour of under-treated asthmatics. Melbourne, 1991.