A qualitative study of action plans for asthma
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A qualitative study of action plans for asthma.
OBJECTIVES To investigate the perspectives of patients with asthma on the use of an action plan and the implementation of this plan during an asthma attack that culminated in a visit to an emergency department. DESIGN Qualitative study. SETTING Tertiary teaching hospital, suburban hospital, and rural hospital. PARTICIPANTS 62 patients aged 18 to 69 years who presented to an emergency depa...
متن کاملWritten asthma action plans.
T he first British guidelines for the management of asthma in adults published in 1990 clearly recommended self-management of asthma. The exact statement read: ‘‘As far as possible, patients should be trained to manage their own treatment rather than be required to consult their doctor before making changes’’. Similar advice has been repeated in subsequent revisions of the UK guidelines and in ...
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With appropriate management, children with asthma should expect few symptoms, no limits on activity, rare exacerbations, and normal lung function. Appropriate education of parents and other caregivers of children with asthma has clearly been shown to help achieve these goals. Although recommended in asthma guidelines, providing written asthma action plans does not improve outcomes beyond asthma...
متن کاملQualitative study of views of health professionals and patients on guided self management plans for asthma.
OBJECTIVES To explore the views held by general practitioners, practice nurses, and patients about the role of guided self management plans in asthma care. DESIGN Qualitative study using nine focus groups that each met on two occasions. SETTING South Wales. SUBJECTS 13 asthma nurses, 11 general practitioners (six with an interest in asthma), and 32 patients (13 adults compliant with treat...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7344.1003