Language in Asthma Care. Have your say!!

Calling for consumer input: How does the language used in asthma care affect you?

Language is everything…it can fundamentally reframe how we approach our health and well-being and our engagement with our own health journey. Even small comments can have lasting impacts – good (nudges) and bad (snipes). This is a much-needed study to help us find words that empower.

Researchers from Deakin University are inviting people over 18 with asthma to participate in a survey exploring how the words used by your doctor or in asthma information impact your care. If you’ve ever felt stigmatised by the use of certain words relating to your asthma, now is the chance to say something! The results will help us to communicate with our community in more engaging and appropriate ways.

Complete the survey here

This study has received Deakin University ethics approval (reference number: 2024/HE000267)