Table 5: Asthma Morbidity Outcomes from the SFGH YES WE CAN Program
Pre- and post- intervention design (n=65)
Clinical Markers: Asthma Symptoms
Pre-Intervention
Post-Intervention
Symptom days in previous 2 weeks
5.1
2.8
Nocturnal symptoms in previous 2 weeks
4.0
2.7
Activity impairment in previous 2 weeks
4.1
2.5
Utilization
Emergency department (ED) asthma visits
63.2% of patients had ED visits in the year prior to first visit 31.6% of
patients had ED visits in the follow-up year (p = .024)
Hospitalizations for asthma
21.2% of patients were hospitalized in the year prior to first visit 3.8% of
patients were hospitalized in the follow-up year (p = .013)