Table 2 Clinical data registered in the GP’s HDS database for 328 patients available before and after the educational program
From: COPD management in primary care: is an educational plan for GPs useful?
2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|
CHEST XRs | ||
# of pts (%) | 101 (31) | 93 (28) |
# of exams/pt±SD | 0.44 ± 0.82 | 0.37 ± 0.69 |
SPIROMETRY | ||
# of pts (%) | 64 (19)° | 55 (17)° |
# of exams/pt±SD | 0.23 ± 0.53 | 0.19 ± 0.46 |
FEV1 registered | ||
# of pts | 49 | 47 |
% of patients/all 328 pts | 15 | 14 |
% of patients/all pts with spirometry | 76.6 | 85.5 |
FEV1 % prd | 77.0 ± 38.0 | 79.0 ± 26.0 |
GOLD I % | 41 | 45 |
GOLD II % | 49 | 38 |
GOLD III % | 8.2 | 15 |
GOLD IV % | 2 | 2 |
SMOKING REGISTRATION | ||
# of pts (%) | 255 (78) | 298 (91)* |
current smokers (%) | 34.1 | 32.5 |
VISITS TO GP per pt, per year (mean±SD) | 17.9 ± 12.1 | 9.15 ± 13.2 |