Do Written Asthma Action Plans Improve Outcomes?
نویسنده
چکیده
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 education alone.
منابع مشابه
Written action plans for asthma: an evidence-based review of the key components.
BACKGROUND Written action plans for asthma facilitate the early detection and treatment of an asthma exacerbation. Several versions of action plans have been published but the key components have not been determined. A study was undertaken to determine the impact of individual components of written action plans on asthma health outcomes. METHODS Randomised controlled trials (n=26) that evalua...
متن کاملReview: individualized written action plans based on peak expiratory flow improve asthma health outcomes.
متن کامل
When can personal best peak flow be determined for asthma action plans?
BACKGROUND Written asthma action plans based on personal best peak expiratory flow (PEF) consistently improve health outcomes, whereas those based on predicted PEF do not. Guidelines state that personal best PEF should be assessed over 2-3 weeks during good asthma control, but it is unclear how long to wait after commencing or changing treatment. METHODS Electronically recorded spirometric da...
متن کاملAction plans, self-monitoring and adherence: changing behaviour to promote better self-management.
What we know: Patient self-management improves asthma outcomes. The key features of self-management are having a written asthma action plan, monitoring asthma symptoms and seeking regular review. Self-management is an important goal. Doctors can learn how to improve patient self-management. Multiple attitudinal barriers limit adherence to asthma preventers, especially inhaled corticosteroids in...
متن کاملCOUGHING IN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GENERAL PRACTICE: WHEN ARE RAST’s FOR INHALATION ALLERGY INDICATED? Eysink
refutes the benefits of written action plans based on peakflow monitoring compared with symptom-based plans in improving health care utilization, symptoms, or lung function” and even further that “data are insufficient to support or refute the benefits of using written asthma action plans compared with medical management alone.” A recent Cochrane systematic review also found no difference in an...
متن کامل