Table 2. Healthcare utilisation, health-related quality of life and work productivity in asthma patients by control status and country in 2010.
| All countries | France | Germany | Italy | Spain | UK | |||||||
| NWC | ALWC | NWC | ALWC | NWC | ALWC | NWC | ALWC | NWC | ALWC | NWC | ALWC | |
| Subjects n | 1875 | 1973 | 451 | 480 | 436 | 318 | 160 | 186 | 90 | 127 | 738 | 862 |
| Healthcare utilisation# | ||||||||||||
| Times spoken to doctor about asthma n¶ | 3.35±3.79 | 1.38±1.73 | 3.77±3.54 | 1.52±1.86 | 3.47±3.40 | 2.09±2.31 | 3.90±4.90 | 1.27±1.54 | 3.27±3.88 | 1.14± 1.73 | 2.79±3.60 | 1.09±1.26 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Emergency room visits | 0.53±1.50 | 0.27±1.03 | 0.33±1.01 | 0.20±0.73 | 0.36±1.32 | 0.13±0.70 | 0.80±1.92 | 0.29±1.07 | 1.34±1.84 | 0.77±1.66 | 0.49±1.50 | 0.21±1.00 |
| p-value | <0.001 | 0.036 | 0.011 | 0.003 | 0.022 | 0.001 | ||||||
| Times hospitalised n | 0.31±1.22 | 0.14±0.58 | 0.27±0.71 | 0.15±0.44 | 0.32±1.22 | 0.09±0.39 | 0.37±1.01 | 0.21±0.85 | 0.34±0.99 | 0.29±0.97 | 0.30±1.54 | 0.09±0.36 |
| p-value | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.127 | 0.756 | 0.001 | ||||||
| SF-12 scores | ||||||||||||
| PCS | 39.9±11.38 | 48.0±9.89 | 41.0±11.40 | 49.9±8.41 | 39.1±10.14 | 46.7±9.63 | 40.2±9.4 | 46.5±9.27 | 41.4±9.36 | 46.51±10.0 | 39.3±13.17 | 48.8±10.67 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| MCS | 40.6±10.95 | 45.0±10.91 | 41.4±10.77 | 45.4±10.17 | 39.9±10.29 | 45.0±10.24 | 38.9±9.54 | 44.0±10.12 | 38.8±10.90 | 48.0±11.19 | 41.7±11.94 | 44.5±11.65 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Work productivity and activity impairment | ||||||||||||
| Work time missed due to health % | 10.4±23.59 | 7.0±22.28 | 13.3±29.51 | 6.8±23.04 | 11.9±26.08 | 9.0±25.50 | 7.0±15.49 | 5.7±16.10 | 14.4±22.69 | 6.1±19.94 | 7.8±20.47 | 6.9±22.70 |
| p-value | 0.010 | 0.019 | 0.357 | 0.655 | 0.076 | 0.671 | ||||||
| Impairment while at work due to health % | 32.5±26.99 | 18.0±23.19 | 29.1±27.20 | 15.2±20.17 | 34.5±25.55 | 22.6±25.71 | 38.9±28.47 | 25.1±26.80 | 39.9±27.49 | 17.4±23.34 | 25.9±24.86 | 15.3±21.26 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.005 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Activity impairment due to health % | 48.8±29.22 | 26.4±28.57 | 46.3±29.95 | 24.6±27.36 | 49.3±27.41 | 26.0±26.60 | 50.8±28.19 | 29.7±26.68 | 48.3±27.70 | 28.6±30.17 | 47.9±30.85 | 25.6±29.40 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. In the 2006 National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS), the hospitalisation question was: “What is the total number of days you were hospitalised for your own medical condition in the past 6 months?” In the 2008 and 2010 NHWS, the question was changed to: “How many times have you been hospitalised for your own medical condition in the past 6 months?” NWC: not well-controlled; ALWC: at least well-controlled; SF-12: short-form 12; PCS: physical component summary score; MCS: mental component summary score. #: during previous 6 months; ¶: includes any form of contact, not just clinic visits.