- Investigating the association between uncontrolled and controlled asthma and the clinical characteristics of patients.
| Variables | Uncontrolled asthma (C-ACT <19) | Controlled asthma (C-ACT ≥19) | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| ≤9 | 50 (55.6) | 103 (60.2) | 0.275 |
| >9 | 40 (44.4) | 68 (39.8) | |
| Does the child have another chronic illness? | |||
| Yes | 30 (33.3) | 53 (31.0) | 0.700 |
| No | 60 (66.7) | 118 (69.0) | |
| During the past 4 weeks, has the child visited the emergency room for an asthma attack? | |||
| Yes | 41 (45.6) | 17 (9.9) | <0.001* |
| No | 49 (54.4) | 154 (90.1) | |
| During the past 4 weeks, has your child been admitted to intensive care for an asthma attack? | |||
| Yes | 6 (6.7) | 2 (1.2) | 0.014* |
| No | 84 (93.3) | 169 (98.8) | |
| During the past 4 weeks, how many times did you not use your preventive spray? | |||
| Once - twice | 30 (33.3) | 62 (36.3) | 0.441 |
| More than 3 times | 31 (34.4) | 46 (26.9) | |
| Not once | 29 (32.2) | 63 (36.8) | |
| Over the past 3 months, how would you describe your child’s adherence to preventive asthma treatments? | |||
| Always committed | 25 (27.8) | 75 (43.9) | 0.063 |
| Committed most of the time | 35 (38.9) | 47 (27.5) | |
| Committed some of the time | 24 (26.7) | 36 (21.1) | |
| Not committed at all | 6 (6.7) | 13 (7.6) | |
↵* Statistically significant correlation between emergency room visits, admission to intensive care, and uncontrolled asthma. Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). C-ACT: asthma control test