Table 4.

Comparison Between Various Survey-Based Outcomes Measures of Patients in Control Groups and Patients in Breakthrough Series Collaborative Intervention

Outcome	Control (n = 123)	Intervention (n = 62)	Difference	PValue
General quality of life	39	40	2	.29
Asthma-specific quality of life*	4	4	0	.73
Satisfaction with clinician and lay educator communication	39	62	23	.02†
Number of emergency department visits and hospital admissions	1	2	1	.08
Number of days in bed due to asthma-related illness	2	2	0	.77

* Scale between 0 and 10 where 0 is best (no impact) and 10 is worst (large impact).

† Significant at P <.05.