Patient characteristics, treatment variables, and outcomes by compliance status (n=73)
| Compliance status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=50) | No (n=23) | Significance | |
| *Column percentage. | |||
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Mean age (SD) | 2.95 (1.67) | 5.76 (2.87) | t=5.21, df=69, p<0.001 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 39 (78.0)* | 19 (82.6) | NS |
| Female | 11 (22.0) | 4 (17.4) | |
| Asthma severity | |||
| Mild | 31 (62.0) | 18 (78.3) | NS |
| Moderate | 19 (38.0) | 5 (21.7) | |
| Used spacer before | |||
| Yes | 23 (46.0) | 16 (69.6) | NS |
| No | 27 (54.0) | 7 (30.4) | |
| Mean Sao2 (SD) | 95.70% (2.04) | 95.95% (2.38) | NS |
| Hospital treatment | |||
| Spacer used in hospital | |||
| Yes | 29 (59.2) | 8 (34.8) | χ21=3.73, p=0.05 |
| No | 20 (40.8) | 15 (65.2) | |
| Instructions given | |||
| Yes | 21 (42.0) | 14 (60.9) | NS |
| No | 29 (58.0) | 9 (39.1) | |
| Instructor | |||
| Discharge coordinator | 31 (62.0) | 7 (36.8) | NS |
| ED staff | 9 (18.0) | 7 (36.8) | |
| Educator | 10 (20.0) | 5 (26.3) | |
| Fact sheet given | |||
| Yes | 47 (94.0) | 15 (65.2) | Fisher’s exact p=0.003 |
| No | 3 (6.0) | 8 (34.8) | |
| Size of device used | |||
| Small | 42 (84.0) | 6 (31.6) | χ21=17.87, p<0.001 |
| Large | 8 (16.0) | 13 (68.4) | |
| Written instruction given | |||
| Yes | 38 (76.0) | 14 (60.9) | NS |
| No | 12 (24.0) | 9 (39.1) | |
| Disease outcome | |||
| Asthma condition | |||
| Improved | 47 (94.0) | 21 (91.3) | NS |
| Same/no response | 3 (6.0) | 2 (8.7) | |
| Visit to LMO | |||
| Yes | 4 (8.0) | 2 (8.7) | NS |
| No | 46 (92.0) | 21 (91.3) | |
| Readmission to hospital | |||
| Yes | 2 (4.0) | 2 (8.7) | NS |
| No | 48 (96.0) | 21 (91.3) | |
| Exacerbation | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| No | 50 (100.0) | 23 (100.0) | |