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Filter by:The goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of three common approaches to upgrading residential mechanical ventilation systems in existing homes for improving asthma-related health outcomes, reducing indoor pollutants of both indoor and outdoor origin, and maintaining adequate environmental conditions and ventilation rates in a cohort of adult asthmatics in existing homes in Chicago, IL.
Objectives: To examine the effect of interactive online education given by peers or adults on anxiety, self-efficacy, quality of life, and disease knowledge and management in adolescents with allergic asthma in the 10-14 age group. Methods: The research was conducted as a randomized controlled study. The study sample consisted of 84 adolescents divided into experimental groups [receiving peer(n=28) or adult(n=28) education] and control(n=28) group. The adolescents in the peer or adults were given online interactive education concerning allergic asthma and the management thereof. The control group received only usual training.Data were collected using an Adolescent Personal Data Form, the State Anxiety Inventory for Children, the Self-Efficacy Scale for Children and Adolescents with Asthma, the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Disease Knowledge and Management Questionnaire. Data were collected from the adolescents before (T0) and immediately after education (T1), and after one (T2) and three months (T3). This study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial. . All screened adolescents with asthma were randomly assigned to one of the three groups: the peer or adults education groups that received a 6 weeks asthma education and a control group that received usual care. The three groups were then followed prospectively immediately, 1, and 3 months after training to evaluate the effectiveness of training compared with usual care.
The goal of this study is to examine the effects of framed mobile messages on young adults' beliefs about their daily Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS), intentions to take their ICS, adherence, and asthma control. College students (18-29 years) who owned a mobile phone and had a diagnosis of asthma with a prescription for an ICS will be recruited. Participants will be randomized to receive either gain- or loss-framed mobile messages three times per week for eight weeks. Outcomes including beliefs, intentions, adherence, and asthma control will be assessed.
Asthma remains a serious health problem with increasing prevalence and incidence. There is limited information about severe asthma among Chinese pediatric patients. In this context, we decided to explore the clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe asthma in children. This is a descriptive, observational, retrospective cohort study in children with asthma. The purpose of this retrospective study is: to determine the clinical characteristics of severe asthma of children; to identify the factors associated with severe childhood asthma.
The objective of the study will be to understand whether a supplementation of the diet with an active symbiotic, i.e. characterized by a mix of probiotics and a specially selected fiber with prebiotic activity combined with a vegetable extract with beneficial activities on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, can reduce the relative inflammatory potential and improve absorption, intestinal motility and bowel habit of patients with various pathological conditions, such as ALS, ADHD and bronchial asthma.
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether a smartphone app based on the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines can improve asthma control and quality of life, and decrease asthma-related costs in children. The main question it to answer whether this app can improve asthma control, increase the quality of life, and decrease asthma-related costs. Participants in the intervention group downloaded the asthma smartphone app, and followed up monthly via phone calls and clinic visits, while the control group received reminder calls. Researchers will compare with the control group to see if the intervention receives more asthma control improvement.
Asthma is a long-term condition in children, often managed by general practitioners (GPs) in primary care but some children with asthma need hospital treatment and care by experienced paediatricians and nurses. The positive effects of treatment for childhood asthma are well-documented however, less than 50% children take their medications regularly as prescribed. As well as causing poor control of asthma symptoms, failing to take medication as prescribed is a problem that is causing huge cost and wastage to the NHS. Some of the barriers to taking medications as prescribed include people's beliefs about their illness or medications and forgetting or being too busy. These barriers can be addressed by providing education, reminders and incentives. Monitoring medication usage is complex but studies have shown that use of electronic monitoring devices with education does improve the number of asthma attacks. Digital solutions for asthma self-care, including "smart-inhalers" that monitor medication usage and Apps for remote monitoring and self-management are likely to transform health services by providing supported self-management, prioritisation of the more unwell patients and reductions in hospital visits. Asthma + me, a digital self-care solution has been developed by Aseptika Ltd, in consultation with Sheffield Children's Hospital, to support children with asthma. It uses a monitoring device that connects wirelessly to the Asthma +me App and monitors medication usage, providing education tips, reminders and incentives. In this project, 15 children (and their families) will trial Asthma + me with a PUFFClicker and a 3-4 hour education session and report what worked and what didn't using structured interviews and questionnaires. At the same time the investigators will map out the number of patients that could potentially use this solution to self-manage their asthma, with the support of the hospital, until they are ready to be discharged back to their GP.
The primary aim of this study is to compare the respiratory function, respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity, and lower extremity strength of children with asthma and healthy children in the same age group. The secondary aim of our study is to determine the determinants of functional capacity in children with asthma.
Patients' and healthcare professionals' experience of using Apple iPads to conduct patient and public involvement activity
Retrospective secondary data collection observational chart review study. Data collection and analysis will be performed on a cohort of patients who have previously been enrolled on the BPAP. Approximately 300 patients taking part in the BPAP between April 2018 and November 2019 and who meet the eligibility criteria will be recruited to participate in the study. Data for each participant in the study will be obtained retrospectively with a focus on obtaining data at baseline (12 months prior to first benralizumab dose or at first assessment in the severe asthma center if <12 months), Index date (date of first benralizumab dose) and at least up to 24 months after index date. Primary Objectives - To describe baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of severe eosinophilic asthma patients enrolled in the BPAP - To describe background treatment patterns of severe eosinophilic asthma patients at baseline and after benralizumab initiation Secondary Objectives: - To describe clinical outcomes after initiation of benralizumab therapy in severe eosinophilic asthma patients treated with benralizumab at 12 and 24 months - To describe patients' adherence to benralizumab, persistence and discontinuation rates and reasons for discontinuation at 12 and 24 months