Table 3 The association of asthma device use with demographic and clinical characteristics
Characteristics | Levels | Improper 203 (45%) | Proper 247 (55%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 123(44.9) | 151(55.1) | 0.9066 |
Age | ≥ 45 Years | 82(49.7) | 83(50.3) | 0.1369 |
Follow up with doctor | Yes | 94(34.8) | 176(65.2) | 0.0001* |
No | 109(60.9) | 70(39.1) | ||
Educational level | High school or less | 173(44.7) | 214(55.3) | 0.5884 |
Education about medication | Yes | 103(38.7) | 163(61.3) | 0.0009* |
No | 100(54.6) | 83(45.4) | ||
Education about asthma | Yes | 71(32.7) | 146(67.3) | 0.0001* |
No | 132(56.9) | 100(43.1) | ||
ACT | Uncontrolled | 62(59.1) | 43(41.0) | 0.0010* |
Full/Partially controlled | 140(40.8) | 203(59.2) | ||
ED visits | ≥ 3 | 84(50.9) | 81(49.1) | 0.0497* |
< 3 | 114(41.3) | 162(58.7) | ||
Duration of asthma | >1 Year | 188(43.8) | 241(56.2) | 0.0046* |
≤1 Year | 14(77.8) | 4(22.2) | ||
Received health education about asthma disease from a physician | ||||
Yes | 60(30.0) | 140(70.0) | 0.0001* | |
No | 143(57.4) | 106(42.6) | ||
Received health education about asthma disease from a health educator | ||||
Yes | 14(40.0) | 21(60.0) | 0.5188 | |
No | 189(45.7) | 225(54.4) | ||
Received health education about asthma disease from a pharmacist | ||||
Yes | 6(28.6) | 15(71.4) | 0.1166 | |
No | 197(46.0) | 231(54.0) | ||
Knew about asthma disease independently | ||||
Yes | 11(40.7) | 16(59.3) | 0.6302 | |
No | 192(45.5) | 230(54.5) | ||
Device | MDI | 189(45.7) | 225(54.4) | 0.6958 |
Turbuhaler | 6(46.2) | 7(53.9) | ||
MDI with spacer | 6(31.9) | 13(68.4) | ||
Diskus | 2(50.0) | 2(50.0) | ||