Table 1 Demographics, Education, and Asthma clinical history
From: Pediatric emergency department-based asthma education tools and parent/child asthma knowledge
Variable | Overall N = 53 | Video Game N = 26 | Educational Video N = 27 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age- All; median (25th -75th ) <13 years >=13 years | 10 (8, 12) | 9.5 (7–12) | 10 (8–13) |
40 (75%) | 20 (77%) | 20 (74%) | |
13 (25%) | 6 (23%) | 7 (26%) | |
Sex – Male; n (%) | 34 (64%) | 17 (65%) | 17 (63%) |
Subject Grade; n (%) Elementary High school | |||
44 (83%) | 21 (81%) | 23 (85%) | |
9 (17%) | 5 (19%) | 4 (15%) | |
Insurance – Public; n (%) | 42 (79%) | 23 (88%) | 19 (70%) |
CRS (0–12); median (25th -75th ) | |||
On Admission | 3 (2, 5) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 5) |
On Discharge | 2 (1, 2) | 1 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 3) |
Disposition – Admit; n (%) | 24 (45%) | 12 (46%) | 12 (44%) |
Parent/Guardian Sex – Female; n (%) | 48 (91%) | 25 (96%) | 23 (85%) |
Relation to Patient; n (%) | |||
Mother | 44 (83%) | 23 (88%) | 21 (78%) |
Father | 7 (13%) | 2 (8%) | 5 (18%) |
Grandparent | 1 (2%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) |
Guardian | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |
Education of Parent/Guardian; n (%) | |||
College Graduate | 16 (30%) | 7 (27%) | 9 (33%) |
Graduate Degree | 8 (15%) | 3 (12%) | 5 (19%) |
High school diploma | 26 (49%) | 15 (58%) | 11 (41%) |
Less than high school | 3 (6%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (7%) |
Asthma Medication use in last 7 days; n (%) | |||
Rescue Inhaler | 37 (70%) | 18 (69%) | 19 (70%) |
Inhaled Corticosteroid | 18 (34%) | 7 (27%) | 11 (41%) |
Oral corticosteroid | 7 (13%) | 4 (15%) | 3 (11%) |
Oral corticosteroid use for asthma (ever); n (%) | 37 (70%) | 16 (62%) | 21 (78%) |
Last time in ED; n (%) | |||
> 2 years ago | 9 (17%) | 4 (15%) | 5(19%) |
> 1 year ago | 14 (27%) | 8 (31%) | 6 (22%) |
Within 6–12 months | 15 (28%) | 7 (27%) | 8 (29%) |
Within 2–6 months | 6 (11%) | 3 (12%) | 3 (11%) |
Within 2 months | 9 (17%) | 4 (15%) | 5 (19%) |
Child ED Visits; n (%) | |||
No prior visits | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
1 time | 23 (43%) | 13 (50%) | 10 (37%) |
2 times | 11 (21%) | 6 (23%) | 5 (19%) |
3 times | 11 (21%) | 5 (19%) | 6 (22%) |
>3 times | 8 (15%) | 2 (8%) | 6 (22%) |
Previous Hospitalization – yes; n (%) | 31 (58%) | 15(58%) | 16 (59%) |
# of Admits: | |||
0 times | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
1 time | 12 (38%) | 5 (33%) | 7 (44%) |
2 times | 7 (23%) | 4 (27%) | 3 (19%) |
3 times | 3 (10%) | 3 (20%) | 0 (0%) |
> 3 times | 9 (29%) | 3 (20%) | 6 (37%) |
PICU admit; n (%) | 17 (32%) | 6 (23%) | 11 (41%) |