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. 2007;25(3):186–192. doi: 10.1080/02813430701573943

Table III.

Effect model on process of care and patient outcome.

Intervention
Control
Before After Before After Difference in change between intervention and control group Odds [CI] p-value
Process of care
 Planned visits (% patients) 16 44 19 25 1.08 [1.2, 6.9] 0.014
 Periodical lung function measurement (% patients) 17 67 11 18 5.54 [1.9, 16.2] 0.001
 Periodical smoking cessation advice (% smokers) 60 100 61 58 17.41 [0.3, 971.4] 0.16
Patient outcome
 Non-smokers (% patients) 70 81 70 74 1.03 [0.5, 1.8] 0.9
 Correct inhalation technique (% patients) 41 54 47 29 3.68 [1.5, 8.5] 0.002
 No exacerbation in 3 months (% patients) 79 81 77 69 1.75 [0.7, 5.0] 0.24
 No emergency medication in 12 months (% patients) 79 84 81 76 1.96 [08, 5.0] 0.08