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[An anticipatory and prospective scheme for the treatment of the asthmatic patient]
F Vázquez Nava1, C Govea Gómez, F J Beltrán Guzmán
1Servicio de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica, Hospital General de Zona núm. 6, IMSS, Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas.
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Asthma education is crucial for pediatric patients. A study of 71 children with asthma demonstrated that improved disease control was achieved through education and risk factor modification.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Respiratory Medicine
- Public Health
Context:
- Asthma is a prevalent chronic respiratory condition in children.
- Effective asthma management requires patient education and risk factor assessment.
- Limited awareness of asthma triggers and management strategies exists among pediatric patients.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the impact of an educational and risk factor modification program on asthma control in children.
- To assess the baseline knowledge and treatment adherence of pediatric asthma patients.
Summary:
- A study reviewed 71 pediatric asthma patients (6 months-16 years) treated at an allergology outpatient clinic.
- Pre-intervention findings revealed low disease awareness (18.3%) despite specialist care (54.9%).
- An intervention program focusing on education and risk factor modification over six months resulted in improved asthma control in 80% of cases.
Impact:
- Demonstrates the significant benefit of integrated asthma management programs for pediatric populations.
- Highlights the importance of patient education in improving adherence and health outcomes.
- Provides a model for enhancing asthma control in similar clinical settings.
Abstract:
Asthma is a chronic disease, that require familiar education and advisement in order to get control. The records of 71 asthmatics children were studied, the ages ranged from 6 months to 16 years, both sexes were included. All of them came up to the allergologic outpatient section at IMSS regional hospital located in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas. All cases reviewed in 1992. Males were predominant, mainly affecting school age, symptoms appeared in 56.6% before two years of age and 21.6% had less than one year of evolution, in 54.9% have received specialist medical treatment, only 18.3% know elementary information about the disease. As a result it improved control in 80% of cases, by means of a scheme that includes a specificity response to an integral diagnosis through the path that modify favorable risk factors in a six months period.
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