Table 3: Treatment outcomes and adherence to asthma guideline.
| Lung Function (FEV1) |
Total
N (%)
|
Treatment Outcome* |
Guideline Adhered
N (%)
|
Guideline Non Adhered
N (%)
|
| Second visit |
|
|
|
|
| >80 % |
158 (87.7) |
Successful |
124 (78.4) |
34 (21.6) |
| <80 % |
|
|
|
|
| <60 % |
22 (22.3) |
Unsuccessful |
19 (86.3) |
3 (12.7) |
*Practices at respiratory department were based on patient asthma control. Lung function values of patients as >80 %,< 80% and <60% were categorised as controlled, partial controlled and uncontrolled respectively. Patients with controlled and partial controlled asthma were categorised as successfully treated where as patients with uncontrolled asthma were categorised as unsuccessfully treated