[Survey of asthma control and perception in asthmatic outpatients of Beijing urban district]

To evaluate the status of asthma control and asthma perception in asthmatic outpatients of Beijing urban district.

A questionnaire survey in a face-to-face setting was conducted among 360 asthmatic out-patients, 144 males and 316 females, aged (48 +/- 15), from June 2007 to December 2007 in 3 class 3 first level general hospitals in 3 Beijing urban districts.

Among 360 asthmatic patients, 325 (90.3%) enjoyed various kinds of social insurance. During the past year, 12.2% (44/360) of them were in hospital because of asthma exacerbation, 25.6% (92/360) of them had visited emergency department because of asthma exacerbation; the percentage of adults with lost workdays caused by asthma was 29.6% (65/220), and the percentage of children with lost school days was 26.9% (7/26); 87.8% (316/360) of the respondents had undergone a lung-function test, 29.2% (105/360) had ever used peak flow meter; 68.6% (247/360) of these patients had been used inhaled corticosteroids regularly for a long time, and 30.6% (110/360) of them achieved asthma control.

The levels of asthma control and asthma perception among the asthma patients in Beijing have been improved a lot. The asthma perception of the patients influences the control level greatly.