Table 1.
Patient and clinical characteristics (n=180)
| Percent | |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), years | 43 ± 13 |
| Women | 84% |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 31% |
| African American | 32% |
| Latino | 30% |
| Other | 7% |
| College graduate | 47% |
| Never married | 49% |
| Employed | 53% |
| Current smoker | 9% |
| Social support, mean (SD), years a | 46 (19) |
| Depressive symptoms, mean (SD), years b | 8.3 (7.1) |
| Asthma duration, mean (SD), years | 23 (15) |
| Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), mean (SD) | 82% (20%) |
| Asthma severity, mean (SD) c | 9 (5) |
| Asthma triggers | |
| Stress | 61% |
| Allergies | 75% |
| Upper respiratory infections | 94% |
| Pollution | 73% |
| Variation in weather | 66% |
| Prescribed maintenance medications d | 72% |
| Perceived results of asthma care | |
| Excellent | 43% |
| Good | 44% |
| Fair | 12% |
| Poor | 2% |
| Satisfaction with asthma status | |
| Very satisfied | 20% |
| Satisfied | 22% |
| Neutral | 23% |
| Dissatisfied | 23% |
| Very dissatisfied | 12% |
| Treated in emergency department for asthma during prior 3 months | 18% |
| KASE domains e | |
| Asthma knowledge, mean (SD) | 52 (17) |
| Attitude toward asthma, mean (SD) | 82 (8) |
| Asthma self-efficacy, mean (SD) | 76 (14) |
| Asthma quality of life, total score, mean (SD) f | 4.1 (1.4) |
a
Duke Social Support Scale, possible score range 0–100, higher is more support
b
Geriatric Depression Scale, possible score range 0–30, higher is more depressive symptoms
c
Severity of Asthma Scale, possible score range 0–28, higher is more severe asthma
d
inhaled corticosteroid, theophylline, cromolyn sodium, ipratropium bromide, oral beta agonist
e
Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Efficacy Asthma Questionnaire (KASE), possible score range 0–100 for knowledge domain, 20–100 for attitude and self-efficacy domains, higher is more of that attribute
f
Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, possible score range 1–7, higher score is better status