Abstract:Objective To investigate the cognition of bronchial asthma among common people and medical staff in Shanghai and non Shanghai regions, to acquire the status of the recognition on bronchial asthma, and to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of bronchial asthma. Methods a questionnaire survey was conducted in the form of a network for 2 weeks. The questionnaire was distributed in the form of WeChat's circle of friends. The contents include: general situation, awareness of asthma and related knowledge, and the degree of accreditation of network management. Results 1. the basic knowledge of bronchial asthma has been preliminarily recognized, but the clinical manifestations of asthma and the means of examination are still inadequate. The awareness of cough and dyspnea in Shanghai region is higher than that of non Shanghai region (P<0.05); 2. The awareness of asthma in medical staff was higher in Shanghai region than that of non Shanghai region (P<0.05); 3. the number of lecture on popularization of asthma in Shanghai region were more than that in non Shanghai region (P<0.05); 4. the acceptance of network slow disease management was high in both Shanghai and no Shanghai region, and there was no statistical difference between two regions (P>0.05). Conclusions smoking cessation propaganda, lecture on asthma knowledge, the effective communication between doctors, nurses and patients and promoting lung function tests are beneficial to management and treatment of asthma. Network asthma management can be implemented effectively and should be widely applied in clinic.