Table 4. The improvement in each question after the education according to the patients' features.
| Question* | Patients who reported improvement for each question | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | ||
| No. of comorbidities | <2 | 56 (57.1) | 38 (38.3) | 50 (51.0) | 39 (39.8) | 39 (39.8) | 46 (46.9) |
| ≥2 | 28 (60.9) | 19 (41.3) | 33 (71.7) | 25 (54.3) | 25 (54.3) | 17 (37.0) | |
| p-value | 0.672 | 0.772 | 0.019 | 0.101 | 0.101 | 0.26 | |
| Age | <60 | 42 (56.0) | 34 (45.3) | 43 (57.3) | 35 (46.7) | 40 (53.3) | 39 (52.0) |
| ≥60 | 42 (60.8) | 23 (33.3) | 40 (58.0) | 29 (42.0) | 24 (34.8) | 24 (34.7) | |
| p-value | 0.554 | 0.141 | 0.938 | 0.576 | 0.025 | 0.037 | |
| Sex | Male | 39 (66.1) | 28 (47.5) | 37 (62.7) | 35 (59.3) | 29 (49.1) | 28 (47.5) |
| Female | 45 (53.0) | 29 (34.1) | 46 (54.1) | 29 (34.1) | 35 (41.2) | 35 (41.2) | |
| p-value | 0.115 | 0.107 | 0.305 | 0.003 | 0.344 | 0.455 | |
| No. of patients' receiving general asthma education in the past year | <3 | 72 (61.5) | 51 (43.6) | 73 (62.4) | 55 (47.0) | 55 (47.0) | 52 (44.4) |
| ≥3 | 12 (44.4) | 6 (22.7) | 10 (37.0) | 9 (33.3) | 9 (33.3) | 11 (40.7) | |
| p-value | 0.104 | 0.041 | 0.016 | 0.197 | 0.197 | 0.727 | |
| No. of patients who were taught how to use their inhaler(s) in the past year | <3 | 67 (62.6) | 45 (42.0) | 68 (63.6) | 52 (48.6) | 53 (49.5) | 52 (48.6) |
| ≥3 | 17 (45.9) | 12 (32.4) | 15 (40.5) | 12 (32.4) | 11 (29.7) | 11 (29.7) | |
| p-value | 0.076 | 0.302 | 0.015 | 0.088 | 0.037 | 0.046 | |
Values are presented as number (%).
*Q1: I know asthma well; Q2: Asthma needs to be treated continuously; Q3: I know what to do if my respiratory symptoms become aggravated; Q4: Inhalers are the most important for controlling asthma; Q5: I know how to use my inhaler(s) well; Q6: I use my inhaler(s) regularly according to my physician's prescription.