Table 3 Comparison among written questionnaire and app’s results from intervention group at V1 and V2
From: A smartphone app for preschool wheezing and reliability of medical history collection
V1 (November - February) | V2 (March – June) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Written questionnaire N = 43 | App N = 43 | P value | Written questionnaire N = 42 | App N = 43 | P value | |
Episodes of wheezing, N (%) | ||||||
Yes | 25 (58) | 32 (74) | = 0.1103 | 0 (0) | 6 (14) | < 0.0120 |
No | 18 (42) | 11 (26) | 42 (100) | 37 (86) | ||
Cough attacks, N (%) | ||||||
≥ Three times | 7 (17) | 17 (39) | < 0.0083 | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | < 0.0018 |
Once or twice | 26 (60) | 24 (56) | 3 (7) | 15 (35) | ||
Never | 10 (23) | 2 (5) | 39 (93) | 26 (60) | ||
Nighttime symptoms, N (%) | ||||||
≥ Once a week | 4 (9) | 2 (5) | < 0.0053 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.0293 |
Twice or three times | 8 (19) | 7 (16) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | ||
Once or twice | 18 (42) | 32 (74) | 1 (2) | 9 (21) | ||
Never | 13 (30) | 2 (5) | 40 (96) | 33 (77) | ||
Wheeze affecting daily activities, N (%) | ||||||
Yes | 19 (44) | 27 (63) | < 0.0062 | 2 (5) | 10 (23) | < 0.0400 |
No | 24 (56) | 16 (37) | 40 (95) | 33 (77) | ||
Episodes of shortness of breath, N (%) | ||||||
> Twice a week | 5 (12) | 21 (49) | < 0.0002 | 0 (0) | 6 (14) | < 0.0219 |
Once or twice a week | 17 (39) | 9 (21) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | ||
Never | 21 (49) | 13 (30) | 41 (98) | 34 (79) | ||
Use of salbutamol, N (%) | ||||||
≥ Three times a day | 10 (23) | 0 (0) | < 0.0001 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.0393 |
Once or twice a day | 14 (33) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Twice a week | 4 (9) | 32 (74) | 1 (2) | 6 (14) | ||
Once a week | 3 (7) | 8 (19) | 2 (5) | 6 (14) | ||
Never | 12 (28) | 3 (7) | 39 (93) | 31 (72) | ||
Total days of oral steroids, N (%) | ||||||
≥ 5 days | 15 (35) | 8 (18) | = 0.4029 | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | = 0.4260 |
< 5 days | 11 (26) | 18 (42) | 2 (5) | 4 (9) | ||
Never | 17 (39) | 17 (40) | 40 (95) | 38 (89) | ||
Adjunctive therapy, N (%) | ||||||
Yes | 7 (16) | 36 (84) | < 0.0001 | 2 (5) | 14 (33) | < 0.0010 |
No | 36 (84) | 7 (16) | 40 (95) | 29 (67) | ||
Extramedical visits, N (%) | ||||||
≥ Twice | 18 (42) | 17 (39) | = 0.9535 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.0477 |
Once | 18 (42) | 18 (42) | 2 (5) | 8 (18) | ||
Never | 7 (16) | 8 (19) | 40 (95) | 35 (82) | ||
Emergency room visits, N (%) | ||||||
≥ Once a week | 6 (14) | 26 (60) | < 0.0001 | 1 (2) | 8 (18) | = 0.0507 |
Never | 37 (86) | 17 (40) | 41 (98) | 35 (82) | ||
Hospital admission, N (%) | ||||||
Yes | 2 (5) | 3 (7) | = 0.6449 | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | = 0.1572 |
No | 41 (95) | 40 (93) | 42 (100) | 41 (95) | ||
Lost school days, N (%) | ||||||
> 10 days | 16 (37) | 14 (32) | = 0.1756 | 0 (0) | 16 (37) | < 0.0001 |
6–10 days | 8 (19) | 14 (32) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
1–5 days | 6 (14) | 9 (22) | 0 (0) | 7 (16) | ||
None | 13 (30) | 6 (14) | 42 (100) | 20 (47) | ||