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Abstract
The inclusion criteria for patients included: (1) >18 years of age, (2) meeting the diagnostic criteria for asthma based on the Global Initiative for Asthma,[3] (3) willingness to provide informed consent, (4) patients who visited our clinic first time and had previously visited other clinics within the past month, and (5) no communication disorders. [3] The exclusion criteria included having a recorded diagnosis or self-reported pulmonary diseases other than asthma, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, or psychological/mental health disorders. [...]it was not possible to blind patients during the educational session. Coban H, Aydemir Y. The relationship between allergy and asthma control, quality of life, and emotional status in patients with asthma: A cross-sectional study.