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. 2017 Jul 3;80(3):241–246. doi: 10.4046/trd.2017.80.3.241

Table 2. The important assessment parameters.

Parameter Assessment Total Tertiary hospital* General hospital Secondary hospital Clinics§
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.