| Mean score of ACT |
19.1 (s.d.=4.43, range 5–25) |
| Median score of ACT |
20 |
| Number of patients with poor asthma control |
120 (48.4%) |
| Number of patients who rated their asthma as being well controlled or completely controlled in the previous 4 weeks |
175 (70.6%) |
| Number of patients who thought their asthma was well or completely controlled who were assessed as having good asthma control |
119 (68.0% of the 175 patients) |
| Patients woken at night by asthma in the previous 4 weeks |
109 (44.0%) |
| Patients experiencing shortness of breath at least once in the previous 4 weeks |
182 (73.4%) |
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Asthma quality of life (AQLQ-S—Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire—Sydney)26
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| Mean score of AQLQ-S (adjusted scale 0–10) |
1.33 (s.d.=1.54, range 0.00–8.57) |
| Domain indicating greatest negative impact on quality of life due to asthma |
Social disruption domain mean score 2.10 (s.d.=1.99, range 0.00–10.00) |
| Domain indicating least negative impact on quality of life due to asthma |
Concerns for health domain mean score 1.16 (s.d.=1.61, range 0.00–9.64) |
| Patients who were troubled by shortness of breath in the previous 4 weeks |
172 (69.4%) |
| Shortness of breath that was mildly troubling |
102 (41.1%) |
| Shortness of breath that was severely or very severely troubling |
17 (6.9%) |
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Patient medication adherence (ASK-12—Adherence Starts with Knowledge Questionnaire)27
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| Mean score of ASK-12 |
23.4 (s.d.=7.16, range 12–41) |
| Mean subscale score for inconvenience/forgetfulness |
6.92 (s.d.=3.19, range 3–15) |
| Mean subscale score for treatment beliefs |
7.96 (s.d.=7.96, range 4–17) |
| Mean subscale score for behaviour |
8.49 (s.d.=3.50, range 5–22) |
| Patients who did not disagree with the statement that they forgot to take their medication sometimes |
112 (45.2%) |
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Asthma knowledge (CQ—Consumer Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire)28,29
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| Mean score of CQ |
7.29 (s.d.=1.65, range 2–10) |
| Mean domain score for management knowledge |
4.13 (s.d.=1.17, range 1–6) |
| Mean domain score for medication knowledge |
3.16 (s.d.=0.92, range 0–4) |
| Patients who knew that written asthma action plans could prevent hospitalisations |
216 (87.1%) |
| Patients with a lack of understanding about medication side effects |
139 (56.1%) |
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Patient beliefs about asthma control (PCAQ—The Perceived Control of Asthma Questionnaire)30
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| Mean score of PCAQ |
43.0 (s.d.=5.57, range 26–55) |
| Patients who did not disagree with the statement ‘It seems as though fate and factors beyond my control affect my asthma’ |
102 (41.1%) |
| Patients who agreed or strongly agreed with the statement ‘If I do all the right things, I can successfully manage my asthma’ |
221 (89.1%) |
