Table 5 Patients’ perceptions of asthma control for the overall population and by GINA-defined control levels and exacerbations
GINA-defined asthma control | Acute exacerbations a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (N=8,000) | Controlled (n=1,604) | Partially controlled (n=2,785) | Uncontrolled (n=3,611) | Oral steroid (n=3,516) | Emergency department visits (n=1,910) | Hospitalisations (n=934) | |
Perception of asthma control | |||||||
Not controlled | 757 (9.5) | 42 (2.6) | 127 (4.6) | 588 (16.3) | 417 (11.9) | 288 (15.1) | 164 (17.6) |
Controlled | 7,243 (90.5) | 1,562 (97.4) | 2,658 (95.4) | 3,023 (83.7) | 3,099 (88.1) | 1,622 (84.9) | 770 (82.4) |
Perception of asthma seriousness | |||||||
Not serious | 6,682 (83.5) | 1,572 (98.0) | 2,587 (92.9) | 2,523 (69.9) | 2,636 (75.0) | 1,300 (68.1) | 541 (57.9) |
Serious | 1,318 (16.5) | 32 (2.0) | 198 (7.1) | 1,088 (30.1) | 880 (25.0) | 610 (31.9) | 393 (42.1) |
Concern about asthma | |||||||
Not concerned | 5,992 (74.9) | 1,532 (95.5) | 2,354 (84.5) | 2,106 (58.3) | 2,240 (63.7) | 1,108 (58.0) | 477 (51.1) |
Concerned | 2,008 (25.1) | 72 (4.5) | 431 (15.5) | 1,505 (41.7) | 1,276 (36.3) | 802 (42.0) | 457 (48.9) |
