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Asthma Patient Interview Report

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1. Background
This course rendered me an invaluable experience in meeting a real life asthma patient Mr. Chau. It provided me with an opportunity to listen to a patient’s innermost feelings about medical professionals he met and his attitude to life after diagnosed with a chronic disease. I believe his experience of asthma and with the related healthcare professionals has given me a clearer understanding about this illness, and patients’ quests from our medical system. In the following, this essay will address on Mr. Chau’s feelings with his disease, common misinterpretation of asthma from the public, and the inadequate support for the illness.

2. Background
On 22th October, my group was pleased to conduct an interview with Mr. Chau, a 65-year-old asthma patient, from The Hong Kong Asthma Association. He has been suffering from asthma since 1986 due to his improper treatment of common cold after he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This long-term illness was then a hindrance to his life. For instance, he suffered from asthma attack when the seasons change or there are any significant temperature differences between indoor and outdoor environments. Even worse, the severe air pollution in Hong Kong confines his area of daily activities to places with clear air quality. He could not …show more content…

Mr. Chau avowed that he has not known or approached any pharmacists for aid. Whenever patients have enquiries about health problems, what immediately comes across their minds is physicians. Unquestionably, pharmacists do give the public, including me before I gained deeper understanding about pharmacy, a general impression resembling dispensers. This may account for the long waiting time for medical consultation in public hospitals because patients have rare chances to meet the physicians during which they can address all their health concerns to the

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