[Impact of "three-in-one" asthma education and management model on asthma control in adult patients].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of the asthma education and management model developed by Peking University People's Hospital on the level of asthma control.


METHODS
Trained respiratory physicians from 6 large teaching hospitals in the urban districts of Beijing conducted a successive questionnaire survey in the form of face-to-face interviews with adult asthma patients attending their respective clinics. The results were used to compare the levels of asthma control between patients who were administered "three-in-one" asthma education and management (education group) and those who were not (control group).


RESULTS
Among the 100 patients in the education group, 85% showed asthma control test (ACT) values > or = 20 points. This was significantly higher than that in the 427 control group patients (37%, chi2 = 74.345, P < 0.01). During the past 1 year, the rate of hospitalization due to exacerbation of asthma, number of emergency treatments, and missed working days were significantly lower in the education group than in the control group (4%, 18%, 20% vs 23%, 32%, 55%, respectively; chi(2) = 19.431, 7.515 and 17.853 respectively; and P < 0.01 for all).


CONCLUSIONS
The "three-in-one" asthma education and management model can significantly improve asthma control.
Mu
Shuang
S
Department of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China. hxk313@126.com
He
Quan-ying
QY
Lin
Jiang-tao
JT
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population