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Audit of process and outcome in a mini-clinic for children with asthma

T P Usherwood1, J H Barber

  • 1Department of General Practice, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Family Practice
|December 1, 1988
PubMed

Insights

A pediatric asthma mini-clinic showed minimal outcome improvement despite increased respiratory consultations. Further research is needed to optimize asthma management strategies for children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric respiratory medicine
  • General practice management

Background:

  • Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease in children.
  • Effective management strategies are crucial for pediatric asthma patients.
  • General practices play a key role in managing childhood asthma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a dedicated asthma mini-clinic in a general practice setting.
  • To compare outcomes and healthcare utilization in children with asthma managed at the mini-clinic versus standard care.

Main Methods:

  • A mini-clinic was established for pediatric asthma management.
  • 31 children (aged 5-14 years) attended the mini-clinic.
  • A control group of 31 age- and sex-matched asthmatic children from a neighboring practice was recruited for comparison.

Main Results:

  • Children attending the mini-clinic showed only slight improvement in outcomes.
  • Mini-clinic attendees required significantly more respiratory consultations compared to the control group.
  • The study observed differences in healthcare resource utilization.

Conclusions:

  • The implemented asthma mini-clinic demonstrated limited clinical benefit in this cohort.
  • Increased consultation rates suggest potential inefficiencies or different care patterns.
  • Further investigation into the methodology and optimal design of pediatric asthma management programs is warranted.

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