A community-based approach to pediatric asthma education.
Background: Asthma is the most common cause of school absenteeism and its prevalence is increasing in Canada. The psychological and financial burden of this disease is enormous, making it imperative that better, more efficacious management programs are developed and implemented.Methods: Pediatric pa...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 24 - 30 |
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Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Winter2005
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106399362&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106399362 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 12059838 IO7 jtl: Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy issn: 12059838 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Winter2005 vid: 41 iid: 5 pid: 13751 pub: Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists place: Ottawa, Ontario artinfo: ui: 106399362 106399362 2009091355 106399362 ppf: 24 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: A community-based approach to pediatric asthma education. aug: au: Bentley JM Ludlow T Meier K Baydala L sug: subj: Asthma Education Community Health Services In Infancy and Childhood Family Education Adolescence Asthma Symptoms Canada Caregivers Child Child, Preschool Confidence Intervals Convenience Sample Descriptive Research Descriptive Statistics Emergency Service Utilization Experimental Studies Health Services Research Hospitalization Infant Office Visits Utilization Pretest-Posttest Design Productivity Evaluation Quality of Life Evaluation Questionnaires Self Care Evaluation Severity of Illness Evaluation Summated Rating Scaling Symptoms Prevention and Control Human Adolescent: 13-18 years Child: 6-12 years Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Infant: 1-23 months ab: Background: Asthma is the most common cause of school absenteeism and its prevalence is increasing in Canada. The psychological and financial burden of this disease is enormous, making it imperative that better, more efficacious management programs are developed and implemented.Methods: Pediatric patients and their caregivers were recruited through physician-referral. All patients were seen by a clinic pediatrician and respiratory therapist or registered nurse, who were specifically trained in asthma education methodologies. Individual action plans were developed for each patient. Follow-up visits were arranged at one month and six months to reinforce asthma education previously presented and to measure each patient's progress. Questionnaires to monitor asthma severity and quality of life were administered at each of these visits.Results: Using our asthma education program, significant reductions in the number of contacts with the health care system, in the loss of productivity experienced by sufferers and their caregivers, and in the severity and quantity of asthma symptoms were documented. There were also significant improvements in the quality of life for asthmatic patients and their caregivers, as well as significant increases in confidence for self-management.Interpretation: These data indicate that a multi-disciplinary team approach employing individualized action plans, close follow-up, and one-on-one education is an effective way of reducing the psychological, physical, and financial bur-den of asthma. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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