To examine the prevalence and management of asthma in adults and children in a population sample in eastern Australia. A random sample of children from 33 primary schools in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and the Upper Hunter Valley (New South Wales), and their parents. A cross-sectional ...
The objectives of the WAO program would be: (1) To improve the quality of life of asthmatic children, provide maximum autonomy in spite of the chronic disease, and optimize the available treatment options for children. (2) Ensure that no matter where children diagnosed with asthma grow up, ...
A higher rate of action plan ownership (47%) was seen amongst the 75 children and adolescents, with feedback suggesting that administrative requests from school/kindergarten – perhaps prompted through the Asthma Friendly Schools program – may have been a contributory factor. Provision of financial ...
Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute and Centre for Child Health Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Peter D. Sly Contributions Introduction (S.T.H.); Epidemiology (S.T.W.); Mechanisms/pathophysiology (P.D.S. and S.T.H.); Diagnosis, screening and prevention (...
In Australia, a trial of PACE was conducted after adaptation of the programme to the Australian health system.6,7 Significant outcomes included more children receiving written asthma action plans and prescribed medications more closely aligned with children's clinical pattern of asthma. The research ...
The prevalence of asthma is high inAustralia compared with other countries,affecting 14–16% of children and 10–12%of adults.1 Rates of hospitalisations overthe past 10 years have decreased.1 Sincethe 1990s, mortality due to asthma hasalso decreased by 50%.1 Attendance athospital emergency de...
ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION 55 INTRODUCTION 56 COMPONENT 1: DEVELOP PATIENT/ DOCTOR PARTNERSHIP 56 KEY POINTS 56 INTRODUCTION 56 ASTHMA EDUCATION At the Initial Consultation Personal Written Asthma Action Plans Follow-up and Review Improving Adherence Self-Management in Children 57 58 58...
Runge CLecheler JHorn MTews JTSchaefer M Outcomes of a Web-based patient education program for asthmatic children and adolescents. Chest 2006;129 (3) 581- 593PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 75. Agrawal SKSingh MMathew JLMalhi P Efficacy of an individualized written home-management plan in the ...
Asthma action plans Optimal self-management involving provision of a written asthma action plan was shown to reduce unscheduled primary care visits and hospitalisations in a Cochrane review68. However, education alone was not included in the analysis as previous work had shown that without an action...
for individual patients; expanded indications for commencing inhaled corticosteroids; new recommendations for written asthma action plans; a new chapter on diagnosis and initial treatment of patients with asthma–COPD overlap syndrome; and a revised approach to diagnosing asthma in preschool children. The...