Table 2. The important assessment parameters.
Parameter | Assessment | Total | Tertiary hospital* | General hospital† | Secondary hospital‡ | Clinics§ |
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Execution rate of PFT, % | 1st assessment∥ | 58.7 | 78.9 | 66.8 | 50.1 | 37.8 |
2nd assessment¶ | 62.5 | 82.3 | 68.4 | 52.4 | 42.4 | |
Difference | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 | |
Rate of long-term out-patient visits, % | 1st assessment | 85.5 | 83.8 | 88.5 | 85.3 | 82.1 |
2nd assessment | 92.1 | 91.5 | 94.2 | 93.5 | 88.4 | |
Difference | 6.7 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 6.3 | |
Prescription rate of inhaled bronchodilators, % | 1st assessment | 67.9 | 91.4 | 78.8 | 58.7 | 35.3 |
2nd assessment | 71.2 | 92.6 | 80.0 | 60.4 | 40.5 | |
Difference | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5.2 | |
Admission rate due to COPD, % | 1st assessment | 14.2 | 15.1 | 20.6 | 25.8 | 5.4 |
2nd assessment | 13.1 | 13.9 | 18.7 | 23.0 | 5.1 | |
Difference | −1.0 | −1.3 | −2.0 | −2.8 | −0.3 | |
Rate of ER visits due to COPD, % | 1st assessment | 6.7 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
2nd assessment | 6.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | |
Difference | −0.4 | −0.7 | −1.0 | −0.6 | −0.1 |
*Tertiary hospitals: teaching is available and more than 20 specialties are available. †General hospitals: more than nine specialties and more than 100 beds with specialized technical facilities are available. ‡Secondary hospitals: regional hospitals and highly differentiated with clinical specialties and bed size ranges 30 to 100. §Clinics: run by physicians and serve primary care. General practice is available but lab services are limited. ∥1st assessment: May 2014–April 2015. ¶2nd assessment: May 2015–April 2016.