Audit of process and outcome in a mini-clinic for children with asthma.
A mini-clinic for the management of children with asthma was started in a general practice, and 31 children aged between five and 14 years were invited to attend. Thirty-one age and sex matched asthmatics were recruited for comparison from a neighbouring practice. There was evidence of only slight improvement in outcome among the children attending the mini-clinic, although they required considerably more respiratory consultations than the children in the comparison practice. These observations, and the methodology, are discussed.
Usherwood
T P
TP
Department of General Practice, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Barber
J H
JH
D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care