@article {Harding226, author = {Jenny M. Harding and Michael Modell}, title = {How patients manage asthma}, volume = {35}, number = {274}, pages = {226--228}, year = {1985}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {In this paper we discuss how patients cope with asthma and suggest that individuals use medical advice selectively in a manner they consider appropriate to their personal and social circumstances. Use of medical services is influenced by patients{\textquoteright} perception of the effectiveness of medical therapies, concern about the long-term use of drugs, access to alternative therapies, support and advice from others and the need to make particular sense of living with a chronic disease. Some people are reluctant to use medical services under any circumstances.}, issn = {0035-8797}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/35/274/226}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/35/274/226.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }