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. 2013 Jul;18(3):233-42.
doi: 10.1111/jspn.12032. Epub 2013 Apr 23.

Using Orem's self-care model for asthmatic adolescents

Naime Altay  1 , Hicran Çavuşoğlu
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Using Orem's self-care model for asthmatic adolescents

Naime Altay et al. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of Orem's self-care model on the self-care of adolescents with asthma.

Design and methods: In this experimental design, adolescents with asthma (N = 80) received home visits and individualized care based on theory-guided nursing diagnoses. Patients in the experimental group were visited in their homes eight times, and those in the control group were visited two times.

Results: The five self-care skills of medicine usage, peak expiratory flow meter usage, applying an asthma action plan, keeping a daily follow-up schedule, and protecting against triggering factors differed significantly between the first and last visits in the experimental group, whereas the self-care skills of adolescents in the control group did not change.

Practice implications: Applying Orem's self-care model increased the self-care skills of adolescents with asthma.

Keywords: Adolescent; Orem's self-care model; asthma; pediatric nursing.

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