title: [The results of questionnaire of basic concepts about asthma management and prevention for respiratory professionals in Beijing's hospitals at different levels].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the information of basic concepts about asthma management and prevention collected from respiralogy professionals in Beijing's hospitals at different levels and provide the basis of drawing up a work plan for Asthma Management and Prevention Committee.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-five hospitals including municipal hospitals, urban district hospitals and county hospitals of suburban district were involved and four hundred and thirty-six respiralogy professionals consisting of resident physician and physician-in-charge were asked using questionnaire method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The respiralogy professionals at different level hospitals have some confused ideas in the definition of asthma, the importance of inhalation and anti-inflammatory therapy and the value of peak flow meter. The results of quetionnaire of respiralogy professionals in municipal hospitals were superior to that in urban district hospitals and county hospitals of suburban district.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The physician education of asthma management and prevention is an important task. Special attention should be paid on the hospitals at basic level.
authors.affiliation: Asthma Management and Prevention Committee, Beijing Branch of Chinese Medical Association.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002681:China; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D012139:Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires