[Assessment of asthma control and insights of asthmatic outpatients in Beijing urban districts].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the asthma control and insights of asthmatic outpatients in Beijing urban districts and to provide the basis for drawing up a work plan for Beijing Asthma Alliance.


METHODS
We performed a investigation by a questionnaire in a face-to-face method in asthmatic outpatients. A total of 6 teaching hospitals distributed in the 6 different Urban districts participated in this study.


RESULTS
A total of 527 asthmatic patients completed the questionnaire. The percentage of asthmatic patients who had various social insurance was 87.1% (459/527). According to the GINA standards the disease classification was 19.2% (101/527), 26.0% (137/527), 36.8% (194/527) and 18.0% (95/527) respectively in intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent and severe persistent asthma. The results showed that 19.5% (103/527) of respondents had been admitted to hospital and 29.2% (154/527) had visited a hospital emergency because of exacerbation during the past year. The percentage of adults with lost workdays was 33.8% (76/225) and 4 students of 22 school-aged asthmatic patients (4/22, 18.2%) had lost school days. The rates of complete control and well control were 25.2% (133/527) and 27.7% (146/527) respectively. Only 46.1% (243/527) of respondents had undergone lung function tests during the past year. Approximately one fourth of respondents 23.1% (122/527) had owned peak flowmeter. Only 6.1% (32/527) reported regular use of peak flowmeter. The percentage of regular inhaled corticosteroids was 59.6% (314/527). The level of knowledge for asthma management had improved significantly.


CONCLUSIONS
With the implementation of patient education program and asthma guideline, the asthma control level improved further and the knowledge for disease management also improved obviously.
Lin
Jiang-tao
JT
Department of Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
He
Quan-ying
QY
Yao
Wan-zhen
WZ
Nie
Xiu-hong
XH
Zhang
Jie
J
Xu
Wen-bing
WB
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult