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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Pharm Pract. 2013 May 29;22(1):69–75. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12043

Table 5.

Percentage and number of caregivers and children who still reported having a medication problem one month after the medical visit

Type of medication problem reported to research assistant
Caregivers who reported one or more problems at the medical visit (N=179) Percentage who still had a problem at home visit
  Any type of medication problem 120/179 (67.0%)
  Asthma medication device technique problem 48/94 (51.1%)
  Frequency of use/timing problem 15/35 (42.9%)
  Quantity/supply of medication 9/39 (23.1%)
  Side effects 46/87 (52.9%)
Children who reported one or more problems at the medical visit (N=230) Percentage who still had a problem at home visit
  Any type of medication problem 170/230 (73.9%)
  Asthma medication device technique 29/86 (33.7%)
  Frequency/timing of use 93/159 (58.5%)
  Side effects 37/98 (37.8%)
  School use 23/79 (29.1%)