Table 3.

Change in medication use, pre- to post-survey

		Reported medication use on post-survey
		Inappropriate	Appropriate
Medication change when “feeling symptoms” ( n  = 550) a
Reported medication use on pre-survey	Inappropriate	85 (15.5%)	110 (20.0%)
	Appropriate	67 (12.2%)	288 (52.4%)
McNemar’s test	p < 0.01
Medication change “before exercise” ( n  = 341) b
Reported medication use on pre-survey	Inappropriate	7 (2.1%)	142 (41.6%)
	Appropriate	56 (16.4%)	136 (39.9%)
McNemar’s test	p < 0.001
Medication change when “feeling fine” (for maintenance; n  = 268) c
Reported medication use on pre-survey	Inappropriate	61 (22.8%)	71 (26.5%)
	Appropriate	46 (17.2%)	90 (33.6%)
McNemar’s test	p = 0.02

^aIncludes all students (as reliever use for symptoms is indicated for all children with asthma)

^bIncludes students for whom pre-exercise reliever use was indicated (those with report of any medication use prior to exercise on either pre- or post-survey)

^cIncludes students for whom controller use was indicated (those with report of any controller use on either pre- or post-survey)