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Efficacy of asthma education program on asthma control in children with uncontrolled asthma

Zeynep Arıkan-Ayyıldız1, Sakine Işık2, Şule Çağlayan-Sözmen2

  • 1Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
|March 10, 2017
PubMed

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A group education program for children with uncontrolled asthma showed no significant improvement in asthma control compared to usual care. However, the education group had fewer missed school days, suggesting a potential benefit in daily management.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Health Education
  • Asthma Management

Background:

  • Uncontrolled asthma in children poses significant challenges to their health and daily lives.
  • Effective management strategies are crucial for improving asthma control and reducing healthcare burden.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of a group education program on asthma control in children with uncontrolled asthma.
  • To assess the impact of the program on healthcare utilization, asthma exacerbations, and missed school days.

Main Methods:

  • Randomized controlled trial comparing a 1-hour group education program with usual care for children and their parents.
  • Primary outcome: change in Asthma Control Test (ACT) score at 3 months.
  • Secondary outcomes: healthcare utilization, self-reported exacerbations, and missed school days.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in ACT score changes between the education and usual care groups at 1 and 3 months.
  • Similar rates of healthcare utilization and asthma exacerbations between the groups.
  • Significantly fewer missed school days were reported in the group education group compared to the usual care group.

Conclusions:

  • Group education may offer benefits in managing children with uncontrolled asthma, particularly in reducing school absenteeism.
  • The program did not demonstrate a significant improvement in asthma control test scores compared to usual care.
  • Further research is warranted to optimize group education strategies for pediatric asthma management.

Keywords:
childreneducationinterventionuncontrolled asthma

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