Research Article
The Significance of Asthma Follow-Up Consultations for Adherence to Asthma Medication, Asthma Medication Beliefs, and Asthma Control
Table 1
Study sample characteristics (
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| | Age mean (SD) | 49.65 (15.64) |
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| | Sex | | | Men | 56 (34) | | Women | 109 (66) | | Asthma control mean (SD) | 20.50 (3.60) |
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| | Regular asthma medication | | | Inhaled corticosteroids | 106 (64) | | Combined inhaler with corticosteroids and long-acting beta2 agonists | 75 (45) | | Inhaled long-acting beta2 agonists | 42 (25) | | Inhaled short-acting beta2 agonists | 38 (23) | | Inhaled anticholinergic | 12 (7) | | Tablet montelukast | 22 (13) | | Tablet Bricanyl | 3 (2) | | Asthma follow-up consultations | | | I have not seen an asthma nurse or physician for several years | 60 (36) | | I usually see an asthma nurse or physician once a year or more often | 59 (36) | | I usually receive prescriptions for asthma medication when visiting physicians for reasons other than asthma | 97 (59) | | I have a peak-expiratory-flow metre at home that I use | 54 (33) | | I have visited a specialist in pulmonology or allergy because of asthma at least once | 89 (54) | | I have had a lung function test at least once | 126 (76) |
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