Vuillermin Peter J, South Mike, Carlin John B, Biscan Maree I, Brennan Sharon L, Robertson Colin F
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2007 Jun;43(6):443-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01108.x.
To determine (i) the proportion of doctors who recommend parent-initiated oral corticosteroids (PIOCS) for acute asthma; and (ii) the proportion of parents who have received this advice.
(i) An internet-based survey of doctors involved in the care of children with asthma; and (ii) a questionnaire-based survey of parents of children aged 4-13 years who were identified from a random sample of primary schools within the Barwon region of Victoria.
Eight-five per cent (95% confidence interval 80.0-89.1%) of responding doctors reported recommending PIOCS to parents of children with asthma. However, only 16.5% (95% confidence interval 14.2-18.7%) of parents of children with recent asthma symptoms report that they have received such advice.
The majority of responding doctors involved in the care of children with asthma report recommending PIOCS to parents. By contrast, a minority of parents of children with asthma report that they have received such advice.
确定（i）为急性哮喘推荐家长自行使用口服皮质类固醇（PIOCS）的医生比例；以及（ii）接受过此建议的家长比例。
（i）对参与哮喘患儿护理的医生进行基于互联网的调查；（ii）对从维多利亚州巴尔温地区小学随机样本中确定的4至13岁儿童的家长进行问卷调查。
85%（95%置信区间80.0 - 89.1%）的受访医生报告曾向哮喘患儿家长推荐PIOCS。然而，近期有哮喘症状患儿的家长中，只有16.5%（95%置信区间14.2 - 18.7%）报告他们收到过此类建议。
参与哮喘患儿护理的大多数受访医生报告向家长推荐了PIOCS。相比之下，少数哮喘患儿家长报告他们收到过此类建议。
