Editing Asthma (section)

=== Adherence to asthma treatments ===
Staying with a treatment approach for preventing asthma exacerbations can be challenging, especially if the person is required to take medicine or treatments daily.<ref name="Chan_2022">{{cite journal | vauthors = Chan A, De Simoni A, Wileman V, Holliday L, Newby CJ, Chisari C, Ali S, Zhu N, Padakanti P, Pinprachanan V, Ting V, Griffiths CJ | display-authors = 6 | title = Digital interventions to improve adherence to maintenance medication in asthma | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2022 | issue = 6 | pages = CD013030 | date = June 2022 | pmid = 35691614 | pmc = 9188849 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD013030.pub2 | collaboration = Cochrane Airways Group }}</ref> Reasons for low [[Adherence (medicine)|adherence]] range from a conscious decision to not follow the suggested medical treatment regime for various reasons including avoiding potential [[side effect]]s, [[Medical misinformation|misinformation]], or other beliefs about the medication.<ref name="Chan_2022" /> Problems accessing the treatment and problems administering the treatment effectively can also result in lower adherence. Various approaches have been undertaken to try and improve adherence to treatments to help people prevent serious asthma exacerbations including digital interventions.<ref name="Chan_2022" />