Asthma--contrasts in care.

Asthma--contrasts in care.

The first issue of Thorax was published 32 years ago. Until recently, the journal was owned by the British Medical Association but its contents and editorial policy were controlled by the Thoracic Society. From the beginning of this year, as a result of a new agreement, Thorax will be owned jointly by the British Medical Association and the Thoracic Society. We hope that our readers will take p...

Daily Asthma Care Device

The purpose of this study is to enhance the feasibility of daily peak-flow monitoring of asthmatic children by proposing a daily asthma care diary. This diary is designed to daily record asthma symptoms and to take care of asthmatic children's condition. The proposed asthma diary consists of two parts functioning collaboratively: the peakflow meter and the data collection station. The peak flow...

Asthma: standards of care.

In February 2013, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) published a quality standard on the diagnosis and treatment of asthma in adults, young people and children aged 12 months and older. This is the 25th quality standard published by NICE since the start of the programme in 2010. NICE describes quality standards as designed to drive and measure high-priority quality improvemen...

Bronchial asthma--patient expectations and the role in asthma care.

The Impact of Self-care Education on Awareness and Attitude in Patients with Asthma

Introduction: Asthma is the most common chronic disease  resulting in variable restrictions in most aspects of life and it reduces the quality of  life. Health education and behavioral improvement  methods are effective ways for preventing and controlling Asthma . The Prupose of this study was to  investigate the effect of self care education on knowledge and  attitude in patients with Asthma w...