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Table 1 Overview of indicators recommended in guidelines and investigated in the study.

From: Asthma and COPD in primary health care, quality according to national guidelines: a cross-sectional and a retrospective study

Indicators

Recommended structure indicators for asthma/COPD

Recommended process indicators for asthma

Recommended process indicators for COPD

Investigated in asthma records

Investigated in COPD records

ACNP

X

  

X

X

Spirometer

X

  

X

X

Nebulizer

X

  

X

X

Pulse oxymeter

X

  

X

X

Time

X

  

X

X

Nurse education level

X

  

X

X

Visits per time period per patient

 

X

X

X

X

Proportion of patients who had performed PEF test

 

X

 

X

 

Proportion of patients who had performed spirometry

 

X

X

X

X

Proportion of patients who had performed spirometry with Reversibility test

  

X

 

X

Proportion of records containing smoking documentation

 

X

X

X

X

Proportion of patients with registered weight

  

X

 

X