The Significance of Asthma Follow-Up Consultations for Adherence to Asthma Medication, Asthma Medication Beliefs, and Asthma Control

Table 2

Adherence, beliefs of asthma medication, and asthma control in relation to asthma follow-up consultations.

Variables		Adherence		Necessity		Asthma control
		Mean (SD)	value	Mean (SD)	value	Mean (SD)	value
I have not seen an asthma nurse or physician for several years	Correct; Not correct	53.36 (43.43); 71.93 (59.31)	0.038	15.80 (5.40); 17.34 (4.95)	0.091	20.49 (3.70); 20.59 (3.47)	0.875
I see an asthma nurse or physician once a year or more often	Correct; Not correct	76.35 (51.37); 57.30 (55.0)	0.034	18.30 (4.65); 15.69 (5.26)	0.004	20.54 (3.75); 20.56 (3.44)	0.983
I usually receive prescriptions for asthma medication when visiting physicians for reasons other than asthma	Correct; Not correct	57.40 (47.15); 79.30 (63.46)	0.017	16.59 (5.16); 16.97 (5.27)	0.683	20.07 (3.75); 21.31 (3.15)	0.056
I have a peak-expiratory-flow metre at home that I use	Correct; Not correct	79.64 (53.74); 56.47 (53.03)	0.011	18.40 (3.98); 15.77 (5.54)	0.004	20.40 (3.32); 20.64 (3.70)	0.704
I have visited a specialist in pulmonology or allergy because of asthma at least once	Correct; Not correct	71.17 (58.62); 55.57 (46.46)	0.079	17.31 (5.29); 16.00 (4.95)	0.144	20.11 (3.77); 21.13 (3.19)	0.104
I have had a lung function test at least once	Correct; Not correct	66.67 (55.43); 52.54 (44.23)	0.232	16.97 (5.06); 16.22 (5.52)	0.536	20.41 (3.56); 20.86 (3.51)	0.590

Standard deviation.