Table 4. Status of pulmonary function test equipment.
| Medical facility which own PFT equipment | Medical facility which does not own PFT equipment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of facilities (%) | Execution rate | Rate of continuous visits | Prescription rate of inhaler | No. of facilities (%) | Execution rate | Rate of continuous visits | Prescription rate of an inhalant | |
| Total facilities | 4,323 (64.3) | 67.4 | 92.6 | 74.9 | 2,399 (35.7) | 26.8 | 85.0 | 24.5 |
| Tertiary hospital | 43 (100) | 82.4 | 91.5 | 92.6 | - | - | - | - |
| General hospital | 284 (98.3) | 68.8 | 94.2 | 80.0 | 5 (1.7) | 61.9 | 93.0 | 74.8 |
| Secondary hospital | 502 (87.5) | 53.0 | 93.5 | 61.4 | 72 (12.5) | 45.9 | 92.4 | 45.2 |
| Private clinics | 3,397 (62.3) | 51.3 | 90.1 | 47.3 | 2,059 (37.7) | 21.6 | 84.0 | 23.5 |
| Long-term care hospital | 51 (27.4) | 36.5 | 92.5 | 32.1 | 135 (72.6) | 24.1 | 87.6 | 27.5 |
When the equipment retention rate increase, the rate of pulmonary function test, the rate of continuous visits, and the prescription rate of an inhalant increase.
PFT: pulmonary function test.