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GPs self reported confidence treating children with asthma |
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| Post – intervention |
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| Group 1 (N = 17) |
Group 2 (N = 15) |
Group 3 (N = 9) |
P* |
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| Management of |
n |
(%) |
n |
(%) |
n |
(%) |
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| Acute attack |
Very confident |
16 |
(94.1) |
12 |
(80.0) |
5 |
(55.6) |
0.09 |
| Confident |
1 |
(5.9) |
3 |
(20.0) |
3 |
(33.3) |
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| Not very confident |
0 |
0 |
1 |
(11.1) |
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| Not confident at all |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Moderate acute attack |
Very confident |
13 |
(81.3) |
11 |
(78.6) |
4 |
(50.0) |
0.30 |
| Confident |
3 |
(18.8) |
3 |
(21.4) |
3 |
(37.5) |
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| Not very confident |
0 |
0 |
1 |
(12.5) |
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| Not confident at all |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Severe/critical attack |
Very confident |
2 |
(11.8) |
3 |
(20.0) |
3 |
(33.3) |
0.58 |
| Confident |
11 |
(64.7) |
7 |
(46.7) |
3 |
(33.3) |
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| Not very confident |
4 |
(23.5) |
5 |
(33.3) |
3 |
(33.3) |
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| Not confident at all |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Ongoing management of |
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| Infrequent episodic asthma |
Very confident |
14 |
(87.5) |
9 |
(60.0) |
3 |
(33.3) |
0.03 |
| Confident |
2 |
(12.5) |
6 |
(40.0) |
5 |
(55.6) |
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| Not very confident |
0 |
0 |
11 |
(11.1) |
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| Not confident at all |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
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| Frequent episodic asthma |
Very confident |
9 |
(33.3) |
6 |
(40.0) |
3 |
(33.3) |
0.49 |
| Confident |
8 |
(55.6) |
9 |
(60.0) |
5 |
(55.6) |
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| Not very confident |
0 |
0 |
1 |
(11.1) |
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| Not confident at all |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Persistent asthma |
Very confident |
7 |
(43.8) |
5 |
(33.3) |
3 |
(33.3) |
0.73 |
| Confident |
9 |
(56.3) |
8 |
(53.3) |
5 |
(55.6) |
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| Not very confident |
0 |
2 |
(13.3) |
1 |
(11.1) |
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| Not confident at all |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Liaw et al. BMC Family Practice 2008 9:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-22 |
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