Completed Projects: Chronic Respiratory Disorders

Research from the first phase of RESPIRE (2016-2021) related to chronic and non-communicable diseases.

This programme of work focussed on long-term conditions which develop and worsen over time, including diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and lung cancer.

Led by: Ee Ming Khoo, University of Malaya, and Hilary Pinnock, University of Edinburgh.

RESPIRE projects in this area focussed on four main objectives:

To identify and assess the burden of Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) in the four Partner countries.
To develop and evaluate interventions to improve the management of COPD (and other CRD).
To map the seasonal and geographic allergen load and impact of triggers for asthma.
To develop tailored approaches to providing supported self-management for asthma.

Completed projects

Assessment of ASHA’s workload and its determinants

This project was based at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Research Centre, Pune in India

Developing spirometry predictive values

This project was based at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Research Centre, Pune in India

Ecological analysis of asthma health outcomes in Malaysia

This project was based at the University of Malaya in Malaysia

Estimating chronic respiratory disease burden

This project was led from India, working with partners in Bangladesh, Malaysia and Pakistan

Estimating the Burden of Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Bangladesh

This project was based at Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh.

Estimating the costs of care, quality of life, and wider societal burden due to COPD

This project was based at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Research Centre, Pune in India.

Interventions at patient and practice level to improve asthma care

This project was based at the University of Malaya in Malaysia

Mapping national IT infrastructure

This project was based at the University of Edinburgh, working with researchers from various countries.

Palliative care needs of patients with COPD

This project was based at the University of Malaya in Malaysia

Prevention, detection and treatment of adult lung disease

This project was based at Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore in India

Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic respiratory diseases in Malaysia

This project was based at the University of Malaya in Malaysia

Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD management in a rural Indian setting

This project was based at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Research Centre, Pune in India

Respiratory palliative care amongst the Rohingya in Cox's Bazar

This project was based at Fasiuddin Khan Research Foundation (FKRF) in Bangladesh

Seasonal pollen induced asthma in Islamabad

This project was based at The Allergy and Asthma Institute Pakistan

The Bangladesh Asthma Hajj Study

This project was based at the ARK Foundation in Bangladesh, in collaboration with the University of Malaya in Malaysia

The Malaysian Asthma Hajj Study

This project was based at the University of Malaya in Malaysia

Fellows and PhD students

In addition to the above projects, a number of our Fellows and PhD students are also working on stand-alone projects related to chronic respiratory disorders.