Use of Asthma Control Test (ACT) affects New Zealand primary care doctors' perception of asthma control

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Use of Asthma Control Test (ACT) affects New Zealand primary care doctors' perception of asthma control

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New Zealand Medical Association

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The New Zealand Medical Journal

Description

The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is not routinely used in New Zealand primary care. An audit of asthma control using ACT was undertaken by 11 primary care doctors in 3 medical practices in New Zealand, in order to assess the level of control in patients with asthma and to determine if the results of the ACT score corresponded to the doctor's previous assessment of their patients asthma control.Asthma affects around 1 in 6 New Zealanders, causing ...

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Article

Date created

0 june 2011

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Shaun Holt / Davitt Sheahan / Bill Mackey / Carl Jacobsen

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https://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal-articles/use-of-asthma-control-test-act-affects-new-zealand-p...

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