Baseline | 12-Month Follow-up | |||||||||||
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Smokers | Ex-Smokers | p-value | Non-Smokers | New Smokers | p-value | Smokers | Ex-Smokers | p-value | Non-Smokers | New Smokers | p-value | |
Number of Patients | 122 | 15 | 366 | 16 | 122 | 15 | 366 | 16 | ||||
Health Status | ||||||||||||
Fair-Poor Health rating | 43.7 | 28.6 | 72.7 | 53.3 | 35.5 | 13.3 | 16.4 | 31.3 | ||||
Less active | 45.1 | 33.3 | 62.3 | 56.3 | 42.6 | 33.3 | 25.3 | 31.3 | ||||
Asthma Control | ||||||||||||
Symptoms (last 4 weeks) | ||||||||||||
Wheeze | 80.3 | 80.0 | 63.8 | 87.5 | 66.4 | 33.3 | * | 48.9 | 81.3 | * | ||
Shortness of Breath | 82.0 | 66.7 | 76.8 | 93.8 | 63.9 | 53.3 | 60.4 | 75.0 | ||||
Chest Tightness | 77.1 | 53.3 | 68.0 | 81.3 | 60.7 | 13.3 | ** | 50.3 | 62.5 | |||
Cough | 85.3 | 73.3 | 68.6 | 75.0 | 78.7 | 66.7 | 56.9 | 62.5 | ||||
Night-time Symptoms | 72.7 | 66.7 | 61.7 | 75.0 | 54.1 | 13.3 | * | 40.2 | 68.8 | * | ||
Day-time Symptoms | 96.7 | 93.3 | 90.7 | 93.8 | 90.2 | 80.0 | 80.3 | 100.0 | ||||
> 1 Asthma Attack in Last 6 months | 81.7 | 61.5 | 79.3 | 76.9 | 63.9 | 33.3 | 56.6 | 60.0 | ||||
Acute Health Services Use (last 6 months) | ||||||||||||
Any Urgent Visit | 12.3 | 33.3 | * | 18.0 | 18.8 | 16.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 18.8 | |||
ER Visits | 1.6 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.0 | ||||
Walk-in Clinic Visits | 11.5 | 26.7 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 7.1 | 18.8 | ||||
School/Work Absenteeism (last 4 weeks) | ||||||||||||
Missed Work/School | 18.5 | 30.8 | 8.6 | 40.0 | * | 10.7 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 13.3 | |||
Asthma Management | ||||||||||||
Received asthma education | 43.4 | 33.3 | 39.9 | 43.8 | 24.8 | 13.3 | 23.2 | 62.5 | * | |||
Given an action plan | 9.5 | 6.7 | 19.8 | 25.0 | 34.2 | 40.0 | 31.5 | 37.5 | ||||
Regular peakflow monitoring | 16.5 | 40.0 | * | 24.5 | 25.0 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 49.5 | 43.8 | |||
Spirometry | 76.3 | 78.6 | 69.3 | 60.0 | 93.3 | 100.0 | 96.4 | 87.5 | ||||
Medication Use | ||||||||||||
Preventer use | 73.8 | 86.7 | 71.0 | 81.3 | 79.5 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 75.0 | ||||
Reliever use | 82.0 | 86.7 | 86.6 | 87.5 | 85.3 | 80.0 | 83.3 | 93.8 |