Developing an effective medication plan to control a child's asthma can take time and trial and error. Different drugs work more or less effectively for different kinds of asthma, and some drug combinations work well for some children but not for others. ...
Direct health care and indirect costs, nights with symptoms, and asthma attacks were measured in 879 Ontario children with asthma. From a societal perspective, the total annual costs of the asthma action plan and the control groups were CDN$6,948 and CDN$6,140 per patient, respectively. ...
Follow your child's Asthma Action Plan (AAP):An AAP is a written plan to help you manage your child's asthma. It is created with your child's pediatrician. Give the AAP to all of your child's care providers. This includes your child's teachers and school nurse. An AAP contains the...
Follow your child's Asthma Action Plan (AAP):An AAP is a written plan to help you manage your child's asthma. It is created with your child's pediatrician. Give the AAP to all of your child's care providers. This includes your child's teachers and school nurse. An AAP contains the...
Asthma is a chronic disease that has a significant impact on quality of life and is particularly important in children and adolescents, in part due to the
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The percentage of children with asthma that had ever received an asthma action plan increased from 41.7% in 2002 to 50.7% in 2013 (P < .001 for trend). In 2013, a greater percentage of non-Hispanic black (58.4%) than non-Hispanic white (47.4%) children (P = .028), privately insured...
If you or your child has asthma, you need to have an up-to-date action plan to manage any asthma symptoms. And the plan needs to be written out on paper, not just tucked away in your memory.
Results: Compliance via documentation of an asthma management plan was inadequate especially for admissions under a non- respiratory paediatrician. Confirmation of recording for inhaler technique and provision of information leaflets were better. Most children admitted had a chest x-ray, a majority of ...
1 Thankfully, advances in asthma diagnosis, treatment and prevention have dramatically improved life for these children. Today most children with properly managed asthma can lead a life unhindered by their disease. It shouldn’t hold them back from even the highest levels of athletic competition, ...