|
Control classification based on 2009 GINA, %
|
|
▪ Well controlled
|
18
|
16
|
10
|
17
|
12
|
24
|
|
▪ Partly controlled
|
58
|
59
|
66
|
64
|
64
|
51
|
|
▪ Uncontrolled
|
24
|
25
|
24
|
20
|
24
|
25
|
|
Had episodes in the past 12 months when asthma symptoms were more frequent or more severe than normal, %
|
38
|
61
|
52
|
40
|
37
|
28
|
|
▪ Median number of episodes, n
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
|
Have ever had an asthma episode perceived as life threatening, %
|
33
|
40
|
39
|
32
|
44
|
27
|
|
Have in the past year had an asthma episode perceived as life threatening, %
|
9
|
10
|
14
|
10
|
13
|
5
|
|
Missed work or school in the past year due to asthma, %
|
19
|
21
|
24
|
16
|
23
|
12
|
|
▪ Median number of days missed, n
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
|
Used quick relief medication for asthma in past 4 weeks, %
|
68
|
69
|
59
|
66
|
71
|
80
|
|
Used inhaler for quick relief of asthma symptoms at least once a week over the past year, %
|
46
|
43
|
35
|
34
|
49
|
56
|
|
Used an oral steroid (pill or liquid) to manage asthma symptoms in the past year, %
|
32
|
30
|
41
|
50
|
39
|
21
|
|
▪ Median number of times an oral steroid was used for 3 days or longer in the past year, n
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
How the doctor usually assesses asthma, %
|
|
▪ Has the patient fill out a questionnaire
|
7
|
7
|
13
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
|
▪ Gives the patient a breathing test or spirometry
|
47
|
24
|
54
|
25
|
59
|
50
|
|
Has a doctor-developed written action plan for asthma treatment, %
|
23
|
18
|
25
|
39
|
45
|
15
|
|
Agree with the following statements, %
|
|
▪ Maintenance medicines should be taken every day
|
66
|
64
|
65
|
57
|
64
|
69
|
|
▪ Maintenance medicines are not necessary when asthma symptoms are not experienced regularly
|
48
|
59
|
60
|
48
|
59
|
39
|
|
▪ Rescue medicines can be used every day if needed
|
67
|
75
|
58
|
59
|
62
|
75
|
|
▪ Fear of asthma exacerbations keeps me from doing the things I want to
|
26
|
25
|
32
|
35
|
36
|
18
|
|
▪ I worry about using oral steroids, like prednisone
|
34
|
54
|
32
|
30
|
40
|
34
|
