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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The intervention also resulted in improved adherence to preventer medication (OR 1. 89, 95 % CI 1. 08 to 3. 30 ; p = 0. 03), decreased mean daily dose of reliever medication (difference -149. 11 microg, 95 % CI -283. 87 to -14. 36 ; p = 0. 03), a shift in medication profile from reliever only to a combination of preventer, reliever with or without long-acting beta agonist (OR 3. 80, 95 % CI 1. 40 to 10. 32 ; p = 0. 01) and improved scores on risk of non-adherence (difference -0. 44, 95 % CI -0. 69 to -0. 18 ; p = 0. 04), quality of life (difference -0. 23, 95 % CI -0. 46 to 0. 00 ; p = 0. 05), asthma knowledge (difference 1. 18, 95 % CI 0. 73 to 1. 63 ; p < 0. 01) and perceived control of asthma questionnaires (difference -1. 39, 95 % CI -2. 44 to -0. 35 ; p < 0. 01).