Table 2.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | P | |
Pre-intervention number of GPs | 18 | 17 | 15 | ||||
Do you use Written Asthma Action Plans for children with asthma? | |||||||
Yes | 11 | (61.1) | 10 | (58.8) | 12 | (80.0) | 0.37 |
If yes, how do you usually write an Asthma Action plan? | |||||||
Standardised pre-printed form | 4 | (36.4) | 3 | (30.0) | 5 | (41.7) | |
Computerised proforma | 2 | (18.2) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (25.0) | |
Blank page | 5 | (45.5) | 6 | (60.0) | 2 | (16.7) | |
Other | 0 | (0) | 1 | (10.0) | 2 | (16.7) | |
Post-intervention number of GPs | 17 | 15 | 9 | ||||
Do you use Written Asthma Action Plans for children with asthma? | |||||||
Yes | 15 | (88.2) | 13 | (86.7) | 6 | (66.7) | 0.43 |
If yes, how do you usually write an Asthma Action plan? | |||||||
Standardised pre-printed form | 7 | (46.7) | 6 | (46.2) | 2 | (33.3) | |
Computerised proforma | 6 | (40.0) | 2 | (15.4) | 3 | (50.0) | |
Blank page | 1 | (6.7) | 5 | (38.5) | 1 | (16.7) | |
Other | 1 | (6.7) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
Note one GP in Group 2 did not have baseline information (excluded from the denominator)
Group 1 = Asthma Education + guidelines
Group 2 = Guidelines only
Group 3 = Alternative (ear, nose and throat) education only