| Specialists# | Nonspecialists¶ | p-value |
Subjects n | 21 | 152 | |
Would seek a liaison psychiatric opinion on majority of patients (case 1) | 10/21 (47.6) | 16/123 (13) | 0.002 |
Prednisolone assays/cortisols | 5/20 (25) | 17/127 (13.4) | 0.028 |
Skin-prick testing | | | |
Common inhaled allergens | 18/21(85.7) | 85/128 (66.4) | 0.012 |
Fungi | 20/21(95.3) | 78/125 (62.4) | <0.001 |
Liaison psychiatrist | | | |
Easily available by referral | 15/21(71.4) | 47/142 (33.1) | <0.001 |
Difficult to access | 6/21 (28.6) | 94/142 (66.1) | 0.001 |
Difficult asthma patient load | 173.09±232.7 | 10.43±13.60** | <0.001 |