Medical resource utilisation per patient per year (children/adolescents and adults)
| Resource | Percentage (n) | Frequency per patient | |||||
| Total | SAR | Asthma 3 | Asthma 3+SAR | Asthma 4 | Asthma 4+SAR | ||
| Children and adolescents | |||||||
| Consultations with paediatrician/pulmonologist# | 100.0 (160) | 10.6 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 9.9 |
| Consultations with others¶ | 32.5 (67) | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| Medical services (outpatient)# | 94.4 (151) | 13.8 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 11.2 | 22.0 | 17.1 |
| Adults | |||||||
| Consultations with paediatrician/pulmonologist | 100.0 (145) | 8.9 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 8.2 |
| Consultations with others¶ | 47.3 (95) | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 8.7 |
| Medical services (outpatient)# | 95.9 (139) | 16.6 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 21.3 | 18.9 |
SAR: seasonal allergic rhinitis
Asthma 3: moderate asthma
Asthma 4: severe asthma
#: calculations according to patient chart
¶: calculations according to patient questionnaire, medical services (outpatient), including all diagnostic procedures (e.g. allergen testing), and therapeutic treatments (e.g. hyposensitisation) in the office. Pharmacotherapy is shown separately