Table 3 Participants’ level of agreement with statements on asthma care
Level of agreement with… | % (n) of participants who reported agreement with the statementa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP/FPs. (n = 79) | SPE. (n = 18) | CRE. (n = 21) | Nurses (n = 18) | Pharm. (n = 54) | Total (n = 190) | Significant differencesb | |
I believe there are discrepancies between the Canadian guidelines and the international guidelines which creates confusion of what to do in practice | 41% (n = 32) | 72% (n = 13) | 43% (n = 9) | 72% (n = 13) | 50% (n = 27) | 49% (n = 94) | p = 0.035 |
Asthma spirometry test is not necessary to diagnose asthma | 43%c (n = 34) | 44% (n = 8) | 14% (n = 3) | 17% (n = 3) | 17% (n = 9) | 30% (n = 57) | p = 0.002 |
Asthma can be diagnosed based on patient history, and response to a medication trial | 75% (n = 59) | 72% (n = 13) | 71% (n = 15) | 50% (n = 9) | 63% (n = 34) | 68% (n = 130) | NS |
Most patients with asthma do not proactively help themselves | 56% (n = 44) | 67% (n = 12) | 48% (n = 10) | 33% (n = 6) | 61% (n = 33) | 55% (n = 105) | NS |
Managing adult patients with asthma is time-consuming and frustrating | 35% (n = 28) | 72% (n = 13) | 33% (n = 7) | 39% (n = 7) | 39% (n = 21) | 40% (n = 76) | NS |
I suspect there is more I should be doing in the care of patients with asthma | 72% (n = 57) | 67% (n = 12) | 81% (n = 17) | 89% (n = 16) | 87% (n = 47) | 78% (n = 149) | NV |