Table 6. Acute Asthma Outcomes Among Patients Receiving the Electronic Asthma Action Plan Decision Support Tool by Time Since First Use of the Tool | Outcomes | Follow-up Time |
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| 3 Months before | 3 Months after | 6 Months before | 6 Months after | 12 Months before | 12 Months after |
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| Children, n (%) | 3 Months (n = 4,259) | 6 Months (n = 3,358) | 12 Months (n = 1,925) |
| ED visit | 72 (1.7) | 44 (1.0)* | 85 (2.5) | 57 (1.7)* | 93 (4.8) | 55 (2.9)† |
| Hospitalization | 16 (0.4) | 8 (0.2)‡ | 21 (0.6) | 12 (0.4) | 18 (0.9) | 9 (0.5)‡ |
| Outpatient oral steroid | 467 (11.0) | 232 (5.4)† | 510 (15.2) | 303 (9.0)† | 413 (21.5) | 273 (14.2)† |
| Any exacerbation | 537 (12.6) | 277 (6.5)† | 585 (17.4) | 357 (10.6)† | 484 (25.1) | 319 (16.6)† |
| Adults, n (%) | 3 Months (n = 915) | 6 Months (n = 717) | 12 Months (n = 316) |
| ED visit | 17 (1.9) | 15 (1.6) | 19 (2.7) | 17 (2.4) | 19 (6.0) | 19 (6.0) |
| Hospitalization | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (0.6) |
| Outpatient oral steroid | 106 (11.6) | 63 (6.9)† | 98 (13.7) | 89 (12.4) | 56 (17.7) | 60 (19.0) |
| Any exacerbation | 117 (12.8) | 78 (8.5)* | 112 (15.6) | 106 (14.8) | 70 (22.2) | 76 (24.1) |