Enablers of Physician Prescription of a Long-Term Asthma Controller in Patients with Persistent Asthma
Table 2
Multivariate analysis of intention of prescribing long-term asthma controller.
Intenders ()
Nonintenders ()
All cases
Pediatric case vignettes
Adult case vignettes
Odd ratios (95% CI)
Odd ratios (95% CI)
Odd ratios (95% CI)
Types of symptoms, (%)
Persistent
281 (83.1)
49 (59.8)
2.67 (1.54, 4.63)
2.40 (1.44, 5.02)
Treatment objective, (%)
Improving long-term control
298 (88.4)
42 (51.2)
5.31 (2.74, 10.3)
7.56 (2.99, 19.28)
Level of comfort, median (25%, 75%)
Initiating long-term inhaled corticosteroids
4.0 (1.0, 5.0)
3.0 (1.0, 5.0)
2.33 (1.67, 3.24)
5.98 (3.00, 11.92)
1.50 (1.02, 2.21)
Specialty, (%)
Pediatrics
104 (30.8)
11 (13.4)
0.87 (0.43, 1.77)
0.59 (0.24, 1.43)
Emergency medicine
31 (9.2)
25 (30.5)
0.81 (0.43, 1.54)
0.91 (0.32, 2.62)
0.64 (0.28, 1.46)
Family medicine
203 (60.1)
46 (56.1)
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Blank cells indicate that the variable was not statistically significant. Physicians who reported prescribing long-term ICS to the patient in their selected vignette were considered “intenders” in contrast to their counterparts, considered “nonintenders.” Regarding the patient in their selected case vignette. On a Likert scale of 0 (not comfortable at all) to 5 (very comfortable). Odds ratio adjusted for speciality.
