A systematic review of randomized control trials evaluating the effectiveness of interactive computerized asthma patient education programs.
BACKGROUND: Educating patients with asthma about the pathophysiology and treatment of their disease is recommended. In recent years, several computer programs have been developed to provide this education. These programs take advantage of the population's increasing skill with computers and the grow...
| Publicado en: | Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Vol. 98; no. 6; pp. 507 - 518 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jun2007
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105962436&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105962436 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10811206 1FN jtl: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology issn: 10811206 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2007 vid: 98 iid: 6 pid: 467 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 105962436 105962436 2009617281 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60727-2 NLM17601262 105962436 ppf: 507 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: A systematic review of randomized control trials evaluating the effectiveness of interactive computerized asthma patient education programs. aug: au: Bussey-Smith KL Rossen RD sug: subj: Asthma Prevention and Control Computer-Assisted Instruction Patient Education Methods Adolescence Adult Aged Asthma Physiopathology Child Child, Preschool Clinical Trials Computers and Computerization Female Male Middle Age Software Human Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Aged: 65+ years Child: 6-12 years Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: BACKGROUND: Educating patients with asthma about the pathophysiology and treatment of their disease is recommended. In recent years, several computer programs have been developed to provide this education. These programs take advantage of the population's increasing skill with computers and the growth of the Internet as a source of health care information. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of published interactive computerized asthma patient education programs (CAPEPs) that have been subjected to randomized controlled trials (RCTs). DATA SOURCES: The PubMed, ERIC, CINAHL, Psychinfo, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases were searched (through October 3, 2005) using the following terms: asthma, patient, education, interactive, and computer. Study Selection: RCTs in English that evaluated the effect of an interactive CAPEP on the following primary end points were included in the study: hospitalizations, acute care visits, rescue inhaler use, or lung function. Secondary end points included asthma knowledge and symptoms. Trials were screened by title and abstract before full text review. Two independent investigators used a standardized data extraction form to identify the articles chosen for full review. RESULTS: Nine of 406 citations met inclusion criteria. Four CAPEPs were computer games, 7 only studied children, and 4 focused on urban populations. One study each showed that the intervention reduced the number of hospitalizations, acute care visits, or rescue inhaler use. Two studies reported lung function improvements. Four studies showed improvement in asthma knowledge, and 5 studies reported improvements in symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Although interactive CAPEPs may improve patient asthma knowledge and symptoms, their effect on objective clinical outcomes is less consistent. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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