Agreement | Immediately after SAM (n = 38) | 6 Months after SAM (n = 32) | |
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The SAM helped me feel more confident in this area. | |||
Assessment of severity | Agree/strongly agree | 100 | 93.8 |
Assessment of control (eg, using ACT or ATAQ) | Agree/strongly agree | 94.7 | 96.9 |
Planned visits | Agree/strongly agree | 100 | 90.6 |
Use of action plans | Agree/strongly agree | 94.7 | 75.0* |
Environmental assessment | Agree/strongly agree | 94.7 | 80.7 |
Use of inhaled steroids for persistent asthma | Agree/strongly agree | 100 | 100 |
Making the diagnosis | Agree/strongly agree | 92.1 | 93.8 |
Allergy evaluation | Agree/strongly agree | 96.8 | 71.0 |
Time constraints for evaluation | Agree/strongly agree | 67.6 | 65.6 |
Treatment grids | Agree/strongly agree | 96.8 | 84.4 |
At the end of this SAM, how likely were you to: | Immediately after SAM (n = 38) | 6 Months after SAM (n = 25) | |
Use inhaled corticosteroids as the preferred controller agent for treatment | Likely/very likely | 100 | 100 |
Begin planned asthma visits for patients with persistent asthma | Likely/very likely | 100 | 92.0 |
Assess severity based on EPR-3 criteria | Likely/very likely | 92.1 | 96.0* |
Assess control using the ACT or ATAQ | Likely/very likely | 94.7 | 88.0* |
Refer for allergy evaluation | Likely/very likely | 84.2 | 80.0 |
Seek an environmental assessment for persistent asthmatics | Likely/very likely | 89.5 | 84.0 |
↵* P < .05.
ACT, Asthma Control Test; ATAQ, Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire; EPR-3, Expert Panel Report 3.