Table 3.
The association of asthma device use with demographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristics | Levels | Improper 203 (45%) | Proper 247 (55%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
Female |
123(44.9) |
151(55.1) |
0.9066 |
| Age |
≥ 45 Years |
82(49.7) |
83(50.3) |
0.1369 |
| Follow up with doctor |
Yes |
94(34.8) |
176(65.2) |
0.0001* |
| |
No |
109(60.9) |
70(39.1) |
|
| Educational level |
High school or less |
173(44.7) |
214(55.3) |
0.5884 |
| Education about medication |
Yes |
103(38.7) |
163(61.3) |
0.0009* |
| |
No |
100(54.6) |
83(45.4) |
|
| Education about asthma |
Yes |
71(32.7) |
146(67.3) |
0.0001* |
| |
No |
132(56.9) |
100(43.1) |
|
| ACT |
Uncontrolled |
62(59.1) |
43(41.0) |
0.0010* |
|
Full/Partially controlled |
140(40.8) |
203(59.2) |
|
|
| ED visits |
≥ 3 |
84(50.9) |
81(49.1) |
0.0497* |
| |
< 3 |
114(41.3) |
162(58.7) |
|
| Duration of asthma |
>1 Year |
188(43.8) |
241(56.2) |
0.0046* |
| |
≤1 Year |
14(77.8) |
4(22.2) |
|
| Received health education about asthma disease from a physician |
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
60(30.0) |
140(70.0) |
0.0001* |
| |
No |
143(57.4) |
106(42.6) |
|
| Received health education about asthma disease from a health educator |
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
14(40.0) |
21(60.0) |
0.5188 |
| |
No |
189(45.7) |
225(54.4) |
|
| Received health education about asthma disease from a pharmacist |
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
6(28.6) |
15(71.4) |
0.1166 |
| |
No |
197(46.0) |
231(54.0) |
|
| Knew about asthma disease independently |
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
11(40.7) |
16(59.3) |
0.6302 |
| |
No |
192(45.5) |
230(54.5) |
|
| Device |
MDI |
189(45.7) |
225(54.4) |
0.6958 |
| |
Turbuhaler |
6(46.2) |
7(53.9) |
|
| |
MDI with spacer |
6(31.9) |
13(68.4) |
|
| Diskus | 2(50.0) | 2(50.0) | ||
*The Chi-square/Fisher exact statistic is significant at the .05 level.