Table 2.
Asthma management received in primary care after a discharge for an asthma-related hospital admissiona
| Asthma management | Children (N = 2512) | Adolescents (N = 1511) | Adults (N = 13 434) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeframe within: | Timeframe within: | Timeframe within: | |||||||
| 48 h | 7 days | 28 days | 48 h | 7 days | 28 days | 48 h | 7 days | 28 days | |
| Any asthma managementb | 453 (18.0) | 834 (33.2) | 1473 (58.6) | 270 (17.9) | 483 (32.0) | 880 (58.2) | 1862 (13.9) | 4262 (31.7) | 8162 (60.8) |
| Asthma management planb | 34 (1.4) | 94 (3.7) | 257 (10.2) | 20 (1.3) | 57 (3.8) | 156 (10.3) | 122 (0.9) | 375 (2.8) | 1046 (7.8) |
| Asthma reviewb | 59 (2.3) | 145 (5.8) | 391 (15.6) | 31 (2.1) | 85 (5.6) | 222 (14.7) | 199 (1.5) | 590 (4.4) | 1698 (12.6) |
| Inhaler techniqueb | 20 (0.8) | 66 (2.6) | 227 (9.0) | 11 (0.7) | 43 (2.8) | 138 (9.1) | 99 (0.7) | 343 (2.6) | 1135 (8.4) |
| Smoking cessationc | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 (0) | 3 (1.7) | 3 (1.7) | 15 (0.4) | 29 (0.7) | 49 (1.2) |
| Any medicationb | 426 (17.0) | 779 (31.0) | 1391 (55.4) | 251 (16.6) | 447 (29.6) | 828 (54.8) | 1713 (12.8) | 3943 (29.4) | 7777 (57.9) |
| Short-acting beta 2 agonist | 298 (11.9) | 570 (22.7) | 1073 (42.7) | 180 (11.9) | 327 (21.6) | 670 (44.3) | 212 (1.6) | 2137 (15.9) | 5127 (38.2) |
| Inhaled corticosteroid | 219 (8.7) | 423 (16.8) | 927 (36.9) | 147 (9.7) | 276 (18.3) | 603 (39.9) | 925 (6.9) | 2251 (16.8) | 5848 (43.5) |
| Oral corticosteroid | 110 (4.4) | 171 (6.8) | 267 (10.6) | 65 (4.3) | 106 (7.0) | 169 (11.2) | 551 (4.1) | 1408 (10.5) | 2551 (19.0) |
| Long-acting muscarinic antagonist | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.3) | 85 (0.6) | 247 (1.8) | 799 (5.9) |
| Long-acting beta 2 agonist | 5 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 18 (0.7) | 9 (0.6) | 16 (1.1) | 43 (2.8) | 253 (1.9) | 676 (5.0) | 1908 (14.2) |
| Leukotriene receptor antagonist | 83 (3.3) | 172 (6.8) | 435 (17.3) | 32 (2.1) | 69 (4.6) | 220 (14.6) | 209 (1.6) | 578 (4.3) | 1656 (12.3) |
a
Data are n (%).
b
Denominator is total number of patients in each age classification (children, adolescents, and adults).
c
Denominator is number of patients who are current smokers in that age classification (total n = 176 for adolescents and total n = 4093 for adults). N/A = not applicable (as smoking status was unavailable for children).