Objective: To assess the efficacy of a World Wide Web-enabled asthma self-management intervention on quality …-of-life indicators among self-selected participants with asthma. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in which quality …-of-life outcome indicators were derived from the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ); this self …

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of adults and children in industrialized countries, and has had a … marked increase in prevalence over the past 25 years. Asthma disproportionately affects under-represented minority … asthma prevalence and severity exist and are partially explained by environmental, social, cultural, and economic factors …

An essential component of quality asthma care is ongoing communication between patients and their caregivers. To make …. Interactive, electronic communication has the capacity to facilitate the timely exchange of data, including asthma … evolving and may be helpful, but use of the Internet for comprehensive asthma management still presents many practical …

's technology-based program(s), which provide asthma, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular care to over 90 000 participants …. Methods: The programs are designed to support the health plan's patient population with asthma, diabetes, congestive heart … clinical outcomes were demonstrated for asthma, diabetes, and the cardiovascular diseases. Highlights include a 55.2% increase …

Educating patients about the proper care and control of asthma is a major component of asthma management that is … they require to manage their asthma. Positive patient outcomes, including improved quality of life and self …-management behaviours, have been demonstrated in asthma programmes involving qualified nurse educators. Morbidity and healthcare costs have …

Objective: To investigate the effect of an asthma care support program for patients under the age of 18 years. Study … design: A 1 Patient groups: 318 asthma care support program participants and 318 matched non-participants. Main outcome … ED visits (p = 0.007), 56.7% fewer asthma-related inpatient admissions (p = 0.008), 50.8% fewer asthma-related ED visits …

In an effort to improve patient outcomes and reduce resource use and costs associated with asthma care, asthma disease … should be developed in the design phase of the programme. The best practice model for asthma care incorporates a … multidisciplinary approach, using asthma care specialists, case managers, primary care physicians and nurse educators to target `high …

Asthma morbidity remains high worldwide despite the introduction of national guidelines for management and the increase … in specially trained asthma nurses. Current interventions have not led to a demonstrable reduction in hospitalizations … and emergency department visits in adult asthma. The role of the asthma nurse must include addressing issues of compliance …

Asthma is a chronic condition with characteristics that make it an ideal target for interventions used within disease … significant global societal burden. Despite the availability of many asthma medications and easily accessed publications providing … step-wise guidance for asthma management, there are still patients whose condition is not well controlled. Hence, there is …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways, affecting about 10% of children and 5 to 7% of the adult … population. Improved asthma control will not only benefit the patient but will also result in reduced financial expenditure in … asthma healthcare. This article summarises the tools that are available for assessing asthma and attempts to quantify the …