GP assessment of psychosocial factors in 95 asthma deaths
| Any psychological or social factors | 55 (58%) |
|---|---|
| Denial of symptoms or need for prescription | 13 (14%) |
| Depression | 10 (11%) |
| Drug or alcohol abuse | 10 (11%) |
| Living alone | 9 (9%) |
| Threatened redundancy | 2 (2%) |
| Significant life events3-150 | 7 (7%) |
↵3-150 Death of a close family member, divorce, marital infidelity, prison sentence, major illness or injury, marriage.
Numbers do not add up as more than one factor could be cited and only the most common have been tabulated.