OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of asthma control using the Asthma Control Test (ACT). METHODS: The ACT was used to assess asthma control among patients with bronchial asthma visiting pulmonary clinics in 5 major tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Each hospital had a target of 300 patients to recruit over the period of the study from the 1st September to 30th November 2006. RESULTS: The total number of patients studied was 1,060 patients. Males constituted 442 (42%) and females constituted 618 (58%), the median age was 38.56 years (range 15-75). One third of patients had no formal education. The ACT score revealed uncontrolled asthma in 677 (64%), well-controlled asthma in 328 (31%), and complete controlled in 55 (5%). There are no significant correlations between the age below 40 and above 40 years and level of asthma control (p=0.12). However, the younger age group less than 20 had better control of asthma in comparison with older patients (p=0.0001). There was a significant correlation between level of asthma control and gender, males (44%) had better asthma control than females (30%) (p=0.0001). CONCLUSION: Control of bronchial asthma is still a major concern in our population. Further studies are needed to explore the factors leading to poor asthma control.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of asthma control using the Asthma Control Test (ACT). METHODS: The ACT was used to assess asthma control among patients with bronchial asthma visiting pulmonary clinics in 5 major tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Each hospital had a target of 300 patients to recruit over the period of the study from the 1st September to 30th November 2006. RESULTS: The total number of patients studied was 1,060 patients. Males constituted 442 (42%) and females constituted 618 (58%), the median age was 38.56 years (range 15-75). One third of patients had no formal education. The ACT score revealed uncontrolled asthma in 677 (64%), well-controlled asthma in 328 (31%), and complete controlled in 55 (5%). There are no significant correlations between the age below 40 and above 40 years and level of asthma control (p=0.12). However, the younger age group less than 20 had better control of asthma in comparison with older patients (p=0.0001). There was a significant correlation between level of asthma control and gender, males (44%) had better asthma control than females (30%) (p=0.0001). CONCLUSION: Control of bronchial asthma is still a major concern in our population. Further studies are needed to explore the factors leading to poor asthma control.
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