Table 4 GPs self reported confidence treating children with asthma

From: An interactive workshop plus locally adapted guidelines can improve General Practitioners asthma management and knowledge: A cluster randomised trial in the Australian setting

		Post – intervention
		Group 1 (N = 17)		Group 2 (N = 15)		Group 3 (N = 9)		P*
Management of		n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Acute attack	Very confident	16	(94.1)	12	(80.0)	5	(55.6)	0.09
	Confident	1	(5.9)	3	(20.0)	3	(33.3)
	Not very confident	0		0		1	(11.1)
	Not confident at all	0		0		0
Moderate acute attack	Very confident	13	(81.3)	11	(78.6)	4	(50.0)	0.30
	Confident	3	(18.8)	3	(21.4)	3	(37.5)
	Not very confident	0		0		1	(12.5)
	Not confident at all	0		0		0
Severe/critical attack	Very confident	2	(11.8)	3	(20.0)	3	(33.3)	0.58
	Confident	11	(64.7)	7	(46.7)	3	(33.3)
	Not very confident	4	(23.5)	5	(33.3)	3	(33.3)
	Not confident at all	0		0		0
Ongoing management of
Infrequent episodic asthma	Very confident	14	(87.5)	9	(60.0)	3	(33.3)	0.03
	Confident	2	(12.5)	6	(40.0)	5	(55.6)
	Not very confident	0		0		11	(11.1)
	Not confident at all	0		0		0
Frequent episodic asthma	Very confident	9	(33.3)	6	(40.0)	3	(33.3)	0.49
	Confident	8	(55.6)	9	(60.0)	5	(55.6)
	Not very confident	0		0		1	(11.1)
	Not confident at all	0		0		0
Persistent asthma	Very confident	7	(43.8)	5	(33.3)	3	(33.3)	0.73
	Confident	9	(56.3)	8	(53.3)	5	(55.6)
	Not very confident	0		2	(13.3)	1	(11.1)
	Not confident at all	0		0		0

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