Why the study?
Does a simple measure of short-term asthma control predict 12-month health care utilization in adult asthma patients?
Population
5,172 adult asthma patients who completed a brief questionnaire in fall 1997.
Comparison
Short-term asthma control score. vs Patients with no asthma control problems.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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May flag high-risk asthma patients for monitoring; extends observational links but leaves open whether targeting control reduces utilization.
Does a simple measure of short-term asthma control predict 12-month health care utilization in adult asthma patients?
A simple measure of short-term asthma control significantly predicts subsequent 12-month health care utilization, independent of prior utilization and medication use.
Vollmer et al. (2002) studied this question.
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