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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Jun;26(3):e12823.
doi: 10.1111/ijn.12823. Epub 2020 Feb 3.

A randomized controlled trial of a nurse-led education pathway for asthmatic children from outpatient to home

Guozhen Gao  1 , Yaoji Liao  2 , Lulu Mo  3 , Yucui Gong  1 , Xia Shao  1 , Jinying Li  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A randomized controlled trial of a nurse-led education pathway for asthmatic children from outpatient to home

Guozhen Gao et al. Int J Nurs Pract. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Education for asthmatic children in the outpatient department is insufficient.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of a nurse-led education pathway, a standard education programme, on children with asthma.

Methods: One hundred and eighty participants enrolled and were randomly assigned to either the control group or the intervention group. The intervention group received predetermined step-by-step education sessions based on the self-designed education pathway, while the control group received usual care. Asthma control, health-related quality of life, and health-care utilization measures were taken at baseline and at follow-up visits between February 2016 and May 2018.

Results: Significantly higher scores for health-related quality of life and inhaler technique at the third-month visit and asthma control test at the sixth-month visit were seen in the intervention group. The numbers of unscheduled physician visits and school absences were lower in the intervention group than in the control group within 6 months. However, no significant differences were observed in emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Conclusion: The nurse-led education pathway could be considered effective for children with asthma visiting the outpatient department.

Keywords: asthma; asthma control; child; nursing; patient education.

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