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Home-based educational interventions for children with asthma.

Emma J Welsh¹, Maryam Hasan, Patricia Li

¹Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK, SW17 0RE.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

|October 7, 2011

Summary

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Home-based asthma education for children shows inconsistent results compared to usual care or education elsewhere. More research is needed to determine the optimal content and setting for effective asthma management interventions.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Respiratory Medicine
Health Services Research
Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

Asthma education is recommended for children with asthma.
The effectiveness of home-based asthma education versus other settings is unclear.
Home delivery may improve access for disadvantaged populations facing transportation barriers.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review home-based asthma educational interventions for children and caregivers.
To determine the impact of these interventions on asthma-related health outcomes.
To summarize the content and components of the educational interventions.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Searched multiple databases (Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, etc.) and hand-searched journals.
Included RCTs comparing home-based education to usual care, education elsewhere, or less intensive home education.

Main Results:

12 RCTs involving 2342 children were included, primarily in North America.
No significant difference in emergency department visits for asthma exacerbations between home-based and control groups.
Heterogeneity in interventions and outcomes limited pooling; quality of life improved in both groups.

Conclusions:

Evidence for home-based asthma educational interventions is inconsistent.
The optimal content and setting for pediatric asthma education remain undetermined.
Further research is needed to clarify the effectiveness of different asthma education strategies.