From: Sustainability of residential environmental interventions and health outcomes in the elderly
Outcomes (N = 60) | OAS baseline [% of elders] | OAS final [% of elders] | OAS baseline to final difference a [difference] | OAFS follow-up [% of elders] | OAS baseline to OAFS follow-up difference b [difference] | OAS final to OAS follow-up differencec [difference] |
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Past 3 months | ||||||
Cough | 70.0 | 50.8 | 19.2* | 63.3 | 6.7 | −12.5 |
Phlegm | 46.7 | 33.9 | 12.8 | 36.7 | 10.0 | −2.8 |
Shortness of breath | 63.3 | 31.0 | 32.3* | 59.3 | 4.0 | −28.3* |
Episodes of wheezing | 33.9 | 22.4 | 11.5 | 22.4 | 11.5 | 0 |
3+ respiratory attacks | 28.8 | 9.1 | 19.7* | 18.3 | 10.5 | −9.2 |
Currently | ||||||
Take daily asthma medications | 96.4 | 86.4 | 10.0 | 71.7 | 24.8* | 14.8* |
Have rescue medications for asthma | 85.2 | 74.6 | 10.6 | 91.4 | −6.2 | −16.8* |
Health: fair to very good | 63.3 | 79.7 | −16.3* | 72.9 | −9.6 | 6.8 |