Table 2 |
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| Knowledge about asthma management and Reasons for visiting the ED (N = 450) | |
| Variable | % |
| Reason for ED visit | |
| Visit ED primarily to obtain a bronchodilator | 86.7 |
| Visit ED to obtain oxygen | 75.1 |
| The severity of asthma doesn’t allow the patient to wait for a clinic visit. | 21.1 |
| Belief that the patient is treated faster in the ED | 20.9 |
| The ED is available 24 hours a day | 19.1 |
| The patient treated directly without delay | 20.9 |
| Medication given as nebulizer at ED is more useful | 19.6 |
| Knowledge about asthma management | |
| Take bronchodilator to relieve symptoms only | 87.3 |
| Stop ICS therapy when feel better | 81.6 |
| Believe long term use of inhaler unsafe | 42.7 |
| Believe continues use of inhaler cause dependence | 35.1 |
| Believe asthma therapy use its effect overtime | 40.3 |
| Does not know what trigger asthma symptoms | 74.7 |
| Does not know what should do during asthma attack | 28.9 |
╦All percentage rounded to one decimal.
AL-Jahdali et al. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012 12:80 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-12-80
