- Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at baseline (asthma control level in children aged less than 5 years [N=123]).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean±SD | 3.61±1.76 |
| Does the child have another chronic illness? | |
| Yes | 37 (30.1) |
| No | 86 (69.9) |
| During the past 4 weeks has the child visited the emergency room for an asthma attack? | |
| Yes | 30 (24.4) |
| No | 93 (75.6) |
| During the past 4 weeks, has your child been admitted to intensive care for an asthma attack? | |
| Yes | 9 (7.3) |
| No | 114 (92.7) |
| During the past 4 weeks, how many times did you not use your preventive spray? | |
| Never | 50 (40.7) |
| Once or twice | 48 (39.0) |
| More than 3 times | 25 (20.3) |
| Over the past 3 months, how would you describe your child’s adherence to preventive asthma treatments? | |
| Always committed | 54 (43.9) |
| Committed most of the time | 35 (28.5) |
| Committed some of the time | 26 (21.1) |
| Not committed | 8 (6.5) |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).
SD: standard deviation