Alanezi Mohammed, Al-Jahdali Hamdan H, Al-Hajjaj Mohamed S, Zeitoni Mohamed O, Al-Tasan Turki H
Pulmonary Division, Riyadh Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2009 Apr;30(4):546-9.
To explore the levels of acceptance of asthma control test (ACT) among Saudi patients.
A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 5 hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, namely; Security Forces Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, King Khalid University Hospital, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, and Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, from the first of September to the 30th of November 2006. Patients attending the pulmonary clinic were asked to answer the ACT. This was followed by an interview to assess their view on the questions and their level of difficulty.
The total number of patients was 1060. Males constituted 41%. A third of the patients were uneducated. The majority of patients (94%) found the ACT questions easy. The younger patients found the ACT questions easier to answer than the older patients. Ninety-five percent of males found the ACT easy, while only 92% of females found the ACT easy. Educated patients found the ACT questions easy to perform more often than uneducated patients. There are no significant differences for age and gender, and for the question on whether the test helped to understand the patient's condition. There are no significant differences for age and education, and for the question on whether the patient is willing to perform the test in each clinic visit.
The majority of Saudi patients found the ACT easy, and they are willing to repeat the test every clinic visit.
探讨沙特患者对哮喘控制测试（ACT）的接受程度。
2006年9月1日至11月30日，在沙特阿拉伯王国利雅得的5家医院开展了一项横断面调查，这5家医院分别是：安全部队医院、阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹国王医疗城、哈立德国王大学医院、费萨尔国王专科医院和利雅得武装部队医院。要求到肺科门诊就诊的患者回答ACT问卷。随后进行访谈，以评估他们对这些问题及其难度水平的看法。
患者总数为1060人。男性占41%。三分之一的患者未受过教育。大多数患者（94%）认为ACT问卷中的问题简单。年轻患者比年长患者觉得ACT问题更容易回答。95%的男性认为ACT简单，而只有92%的女性认为ACT简单。受过教育的患者比未受过教育的患者更常认为ACT问题易于作答。在年龄和性别方面，以及在测试是否有助于了解患者病情这一问题上，没有显著差异。在年龄和教育程度方面，以及在患者是否愿意每次门诊就诊时都进行该测试这一问题上，也没有显著差异。
大多数沙特患者觉得ACT简单，并且他们愿意每次门诊就诊时都重复进行该测试。
