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Table 5 Number and percentage of patients with criteria fulfilled in Phase 1 and Phase 2 and comparison of the results in the two phases

From: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) management in the community: how could primary care team contribute?

Item no.

Audit criteria

Phase 1

(n = 2358)

Phase 2

(n = 2177)

P value

1

COPD patients with pre-scheduled appointments in General Outpatient Clinic (GOPC)

1886 (80.0%)

1997 (87.6%)

< 0.00001

2

COPD patients who are smokers

658 (27.9%)

n = 661 (30.4%)

0.069

a. have ever been referred to Smoking Counselling and Cessation Services (SCCS) before or

332 (50.5%)

367 (55.5%)

0.065

b. have ever attended SCCS before

289 (43.9%)

317 (48.0%)

0.141

3

COPD patients who have received seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) in the preceding year;

991 (42.0%)

1072 (49.2%)

< 0.00001

< 65 years old

28/368 (7.6%)

78/339 (23.0%)

< 0.00001

>= 65 years old

963/1990 (48.4%)

994/1838 (54.1%)

< 0.00001

4

COPD patients with have received pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) before;

938 (39.8%)

1244 (57.1%)

< 0.00001

5

COPD patients with spirometry test done before

698 (29.6%)

1582 (72.7%)

< 0.00001

6

COPD patients admitted to hospitals due to acute exacerbation (AECOPD).

423 (17.9%)

294 (13.5%)

0.000043

  1. Data are shown as No. (%)