From: Evaluation of a web-based asthma self-management system: a randomised controlled pilot trial
 | Intervention, N = 28 | Control, N = 14 |  | ||||
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Symptoms over previous 2Â weeks | Mean at baseline | Mean change at 6Â months | P-value | Mean at baseline | Mean change at 6Â month | P-value | P-value for differences in changes |
Days of wheeze | 2.9 | −1.4 | 0.03 | 5.1 | −4.2 | 0.004 | 0.10 |
Days had to slow down | 2.5 | −1.4 | 0.07 | 1.1 | −0.4 | 0.48 | 0.79 |
Nights woke-up | 1.2 | −0.8 | 0.04 | 1.9 | −1.0 | 0.06 | 0.66 |
Days limited activity from asthma | 0.6 | −0.2 | 0.99 | 2.0 | −1.8 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
Days parent lose sleep | 0.9 | −0.6 | 0.01 | 0.9 | −0.6 | 0.13 | 0.71 |
Days missed school for asthma | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.38 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
 | Baseline N(%) | 6-Month N (%) | p-value | Baseline N(%) | 6-Month N (%) | P-value | P-value for differences in changes |
Acute asthma-related PCP or ER visit in prior 2Â months | 5 (19.2) | 1 (3.9) | 0.18 | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0.99 | 0.64 |
Primary controller compliance (%) | Mean at baseline | Mean Change at 6Â months | P-value | Mean at baseline | Mean Change at 6Â month | P-value | P-value for differences in changes |
All subjects (I = 21, C = 9) | 38.0 | +11.2 | 0.30 | 45.9 | −4.4 | 0.81 | 0.46 |
High risk subjects* (I = 15, C = 8) | 16.3 | +29.8 | 0.01 | 39.2 | −5.0 | 0.81 | 0.10 |
Asthma Knowledge | Baseline N(%) | 6-Month N (%) | P-value | Baseline N(%) | 6-Month N (%) | P-value | P-value for differences in changes |
Correctly Described Purpose of Personal Controller Medicine (I = 12, C = 8) | 4 (33.3) | 9 (75.0) | 0.03 | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | 0.25 | 0.03 |