Large care gaps in primary care management of asthma: a longitudinal practice audit.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Care gaps in asthma may be highly prevalent but are poorly characterised. We sought to prospectively measure adherence to key evidence-based adult asthma practices in primary care, and predictors of these behaviours.

Design

One-year prospective cohort study employing an electronic chart audit.

Setting

Three family health teams (two academic, one community-based) in Ontario, Canada.

Participants

884 patients (72.1% female; 46.0±17.5 years old) (4199 total visits; 4.8±4.8 visits/patient) assigned to 23 physicians (65% female; practising for 10.0±8.6 years).

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was the proportion of visits during which practitioners assessed asthma control according to symptom-based criteria. Secondary outcomes included the

SUBMITTER: Price C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352804 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature