- Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at baseline (asthma control level in children aged 5-12 years [N=261]).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean±SD | 9.01±2.31 |
| Does the child have another chronic illness? | |
| Yes | 83 (31.8) |
| No | 178 (68.2) |
| During the past 4 weeks has the child visited the emergency room for an asthma attack? | |
| Yes | 58 (22.2) |
| No | 203 (77.8) |
| During the past 4 weeks, has your child been admitted to intensive care for an asthma attack? | |
| Yes | 8 (3.1) |
| No | 253 (96.9) |
| During the past 4 weeks, how many times did you not use your preventive spray? | |
| Once - twice | 92 (35.2) |
| More than 3 times | 77 (29.5) |
| Not once | 92 (35.2) |
| Over the past 3 months, how would you describe your child’s adherence to preventive asthma treatments? | |
| Always committed | 100 (38.3) |
| Committed most of the time | 82 (31.4) |
| Committed some of the time | 60 (23.0) |
| Not committed at all | 19 (7.3) |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). SD: standard deviation