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[The effects of an asthma management education program for preschoolers]
1Department of Nursing Science, The Baekseok University, Cheonan, Korea. ysybest@bu.ac.kr.
Insights
This study developed an asthma management education program for preschoolers. The program improved children's adaptation to asthma treatment, reducing pain during inhalation therapy.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Health Education
- Adaptation Theory
Context:
- Asthma is a prevalent chronic respiratory condition in preschool children.
- Hospitalization for inhalation therapy presents challenges for pediatric asthma patients.
- Roy's Adaptation Theory provides a framework for understanding and managing chronic illness.
Purpose:
- To develop and evaluate an asthma management education program for preschool children.
- To utilize Roy's Adaptation Theory to enhance adaptation to asthma treatment.
- To assess the program's impact on children's perception of asthma and adaptation behaviors.
Summary:
- A non-equivalent control group pre-post-test design involved 43 preschool children with asthma requiring hospitalization.
- The intervention group received an education program based on Gagne and Briggs' instructional design, while the control group received standard care.
- The education program significantly decreased face-pain ratings and increased adaptation time to treatment in the intervention group.
Impact:
- The developed asthma management education program positively influences preschoolers' adaptation to asthma treatment.
- Findings suggest that targeted educational interventions can improve pediatric asthma care and patient outcomes.
- This study highlights the effectiveness of applying adaptation theory in pediatric nursing for chronic disease management.
Purpose:
This study was conducted to develop an asthma management education program for preschool children using Roy's adaptation theory as a framework and examining the effects of this program on adaptation to asthma treatment.
Methods:
A non-equivalent control group pre-post-test design was used with 43 preschool children diagnosed with asthma and required to be hospitalized for inhalation therapy. An intervention group (n=23) participated in the educational program and a control group (n=20) received regular treatment. The education program was conducted and evaluated from June 30 to October 31 2012, a maximum 3 times every 24 hours during hospitalization. Two nurses conducted the program using the teaching method of Gagne and Briggs; instruction design theory through questionnaires to measure perception of disease, behavior of adaptation to treatment with inhalation therapy.
Results:
Effects of asthma management education program; scores for face-pain rating decreased and time of adaptation to treatment increased significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group but no significant differences were found for perception of the disease's cause and treatment.
Conclusion:
Results indicate that the asthma management education program has positive effects on adaptation to asthma treatment of preschoolers.
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