Table 3.

Adherence with guideline-recommended measures to assess environmental factors: Guideline component 3 (weighted %, SE)

		Family/General Medicine			Internal Medicine			Pediatrics			CHC Mid-level Clinicians
	n	Almost always	Often	Someti mes/ Never	Almost always	Often	Someti mes /Never	Almost always	Often	Someti mes/ Never	Almost always	Often	Someti mes/ Never	Chi- square p-value
Assess home triggers	1350	36.4 (3.4)	46.7 (3.6)	16.9 (2.7)	40.2 (5.7)	39.4 (5.4)	20.4 (4.5)	43.7 (4.3 )	38.6 (4.3)	17.7 (3.6)	38.2 (5.0)	45.3 (4.7)	16.6 (3.8)	0.74
Assess school or workplace triggers	1355	33.1 (3.2)	41.2 (3.5)	25.7 (3.2)	45.3 (5.7)	33.6 (5.1)	21.1 (4.5)	29.6 (3.7)	38.5 (4.2)	32.0 (4.0)	24.6 (4.0)	46.4 (4.5)	29.0 (4.6)	0.08
Test for allergic sensitivity	1339	5.5 (1.5)	15.2 (2.8)	79.3 (3.0)	10.7† (4.2)	16.0 (4.0)	73.4 (5.2)	5.6† (1.8)	26.0 (3.9)	68.4 (4.1)	3.1† (1.6)	11.9 (3.4)	85.0 (3.6)	0.12

^†Relative standard error >30%

Notes: Adherence categories: Almost always (≥75% of the time), Often (25-<75%), Sometimes/Never (<25%)

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2012 National Asthma Survey of Physicians: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey