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. 2020 Jan 31;117(5):64–71. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0064

Table 3. Regression analysis with regard to asthma knowledge as measured using the AKT at T2/T3 and T3.

T2/T3 T3
Variable Coefficient (95%CI) p-value Coefficient (95%CI) p-value
Constant 27.77 29.98
Sex -0.02 [−1.65; 1.61] 0.981 0.23 [−1.30; 1.76] 0.680
Age 0.31 [−0.05; 0.11] 0.442 0.04 [−0.03; 0.11] 0.287
Years since first diagnosis of asthma −0.01 [−0.06; 0.06] 0.968 0.01 [0.04; 0.07] 0.627
AKT T1 (baseline) 0.39 [0.23; 0.56] <0.001 0.36 [0.18;0.54] < 0.001
Group difference −0.12 [−1.68; 1.44] 0.881 −1.74 [−3.22; –0.27] 0.020

95% CI, 95% confidence interval: AKT, Asthma Knowledge Test; eAEP,; pAEP, presence-based asthma education program;T2/T3, comparison of knowledge gain between eAEP and pAEP after completion of the respective education program; T3, comparison of knowledge gain between the eAEP group after completion of the obligatory pAEP and the pAEP-only control group