Table 4.
Reasons for not obtaining/updating a written AAP by study group.a
| Reasons | Participants, n (%) | ||
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Control (n=59) | Intervention (n=27) | |
| Knowledge, motivation, or belief-related |
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I did not know about the existence of AAPs | 18 (31) | 8 (30) |
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I do not believe that a written AAP could be useful to me | 10 (17) | 4 (15) |
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I lacked the motivation to get a written AAP | 9 (15) | 2 (7) |
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I do not know where to get it | 7 (12) | 1 (4) |
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I think the written AAP could be difficult to use | 2 (3) | 3 (11) |
| Other reasons |
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I did not visit a doctor during the study | 13 (22) | 6 (22) |
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I lacked the time to get a written AAP | 10 (17) | 2 (7) |
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I simply forgot | 9 (15) | 2 (7) |
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It was inconvenient to get it | 1 (2) | 0 |
| None of the above, please specifyb | 12 (20) | 9 (33) | |
a Participants could select more than one reason.
b Reasons such as perceiving the plan to be “irrelevant,” lack of importance placed on asthma, or other life and health priorities which competed for their attention.