TABLE 2.
Predictors of asthma control assessment
| Control not assessed | Control assessed | GLMM model OR (95% CI) | |
| Visits | 5537 | 1022 | 4143# |
| Period¶ | |||
| Baseline | 3324 (95.1) | 173 (4.9) | |
| Intervention | 2213 (72.3) | 849 (27.7) | 8.51 (5.51–11.52) |
| Clinic | |||
| 1 | 2290 (79.8) | 578 (20.2) | |
| 2 | 1052 (86.4) | 166 (13.6) | 0.63 (0.46–0.90) |
| 3 | 2195 (88.8) | 278 (11.2) | 0.28 (0.21–0.41) |
| Practitioner type | |||
| Physician | 2705 (84.9) | 481 (15.1) | |
| Nurse practitioner | 506 (88.9) | 63 (11.1) | 0.93 (0.59–1.49) |
| Resident | 1924 (82.0) | 423 (18.0) | 1.38 (0.99–1.86) |
| Physician assistant | 402 (88.2) | 54 (11.8) | 1.22 (0.74–2.01) |
| Objective asthma diagnosis | |||
| No | 3308 (85.2) | 576 (14.8) | |
| Yes | 2229 (83.3) | 446 (16.7) | 0.78 (0.61–0.99) |
| Physician-documented asthma diagnosis | |||
| No | 2251 (88.8) | 283 (11.2) | |
| Yes | 3286 (81.6) | 739 (18.4) | 1.35 (1.01–1.75) |
| Presenting complaint | |||
| Asthma | 148 (54.6) | 123 (45.4) | |
| Nonrespiratory | 4874 (87.7) | 684 (12.3) | 0.11 (0.08–0.18) |
| Respiratory (nonasthma) | 515 (70.5) | 215 (29.5) | 0.65 (0.43–1.06) |
| Previous emergency department visit(s)/hospitalisation(s) | |||
| No | 5278 (84.8) | 948 (15.2) | |
| Yes | 259 (77.8) | 74 (22.2) | 1.97 (1.18–3.06) |
| Seen by most responsible physician | |||
| No | 3676 (84.0) | 701 (16.0) | |
| Yes | 1861 (85.3) | 321 (14.7) | 1.12 (0.83–1.53) |
Data are presented as n or n (%), unless otherwise stated. GLMM: generalised linear mixed model. #: the model included only the 448 subjects seen in both the baseline and intervention periods (4143 total visits); ¶: both in the baseline and intervention periods, there was no association between time and the outcome.