Quality of Life Determinants in Children and Adolescents with Mild to Moderate Asthma in Tunisia

Dardouri, Maha; Sahli, Jihène; Ajmi, Thouraya; Mtiraoui, Ali; Bouguila, Jihéne; Mallouli, Manel

doi:10.1080/24694193.2020.1789240

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“…According to an Egyptian study, poor asthma control adversely affected sporting activities, sleeping pattern, school attendance, and increased the frequency of admission to ED in the previous year. Additionally, poor asthma control adversely affected the quality of life of children with asthma and increased parental stress (Dardouri et al, 2020b; ElGilany et al, 2018; Guilbert et al, 2011; Petsios et al, 2013). The Asthma Insights and Reality in the Maghreb (AIRMAG) study demonstrated that 6.6% of Tunisian children with asthma were hospitalized at least one time in the previous year, and 28.6% had made at least one visit to an ED in the previous year (El Ftouh et al, 2009).…”

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Assessing the impact of a family empowerment program on asthma control and medication use in children with asthma: A randomized controlled trial

Dardouri

Bouguila

Sahli

et al. 2021

Specialist Pediatric Nursing

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Purpose In pediatric asthma, family empowerment education has been beneficial for the quality of life, pulmonary function, and family functioning. Few studies addressed the impact of a family empowerment program on asthma symptom control, acute healthcare use (AHCU), and medication use in children with asthma. This study aimed to assess the effect of a family empowerment intervention on asthma symptom control, AHCU, inhaler technique, and controller adherence in children with asthma. Design and Methods A single‐center study using a randomized controlled design was conducted in a university hospital in the center of Tunisia from May 2018 to September 2019. Eighty‐two families were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 41) of 8 weeks of group training sessions, or to the control group (n = 41) of usual care education. Thirty‐seven families in the intervention group and 39 families in the control group received allocated intervention at baseline. Thirty‐four families in each group completed the study at the 12‐month follow‐up. Results At baseline, the intervention and control groups were statistically comparable (p > .05). At follow‐up, there were significant differences between the intervention and the control group in asthma symptom control, χ2 (1, N = 34) = 9.950, p = .002, and inhalation technique, χ2 (1, N = 34) = 5.916, p = .01. For AHCU and adherence to asthma controller, there was no significant difference between groups, χ2 (1, N = 34) = 3.219, p = .07, χ2 (1, N = 34) = 0.541, p = .46, respectively. The difference within time in asthma symptom control and inhalation technique was significant (p = 10−3, p = .001; respectively). Practice Implications This study demonstrated that a family empowerment program significantly improved asthma symptom control and inhaler technique in children with asthma aged 7–17 years. This intervention could be clinically useful and time‐saving for pediatric nurses.

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Assessing the impact of a family empowerment program on asthma control and medication use in children with asthma: A randomized controlled trial

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Bouguila

Sahli

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Adaptation to Asthma in Children: A Matter of Coping and Stress Control

Moreno

Heredia

2021

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

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Virtual care for paediatric asthma: A randomized controlled trial

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Yardimci,

Duman Şenol

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Int J of Nursing Practice

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AimsThis work aims to investigate whether virtual care can improve clinical outcomes for children with asthma, similar to face‐to‐face specialty care.DesignThe study used a randomized controlled trial design, with participants allocated to either a virtual care group (n = 47) or a control group (n = 50) using simple randomization.MethodsThe study was conducted from March to August 2021, and a sample of 97 children with asthma was recruited. Children in the virtual care group received online training in four modules within the first month and support through virtual meetings and phone or video calls, while the control group received standard care. The primary outcome of the study was the Asthma Control Test and Child Asthma Control Test.ResultsThe virtual care group had significantly better outcomes than the control group in terms of C‐ACT scores for children aged 7–11 years, fewer days under 80% of the optimum level of peak expiratory flow, lower peak expiratory flow variability, fewer rescue medication uses, and more symptom‐free days. The virtual care group also had a lower number of unscheduled hospital visits and a greater improvement in quality of life compared with the control group.ConclusionThis study demonstrated that virtual care can improve disease management and quality of life for children with asthma.

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Quality of Life Determinants in Children and Adolescents with Mild to Moderate Asthma in Tunisia

Cited by 3 publications

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Assessing the impact of a family empowerment program on asthma control and medication use in children with asthma: A randomized controlled trial

Assessing the impact of a family empowerment program on asthma control and medication use in children with asthma: A randomized controlled trial

Adaptation to Asthma in Children: A Matter of Coping and Stress Control

Virtual care for paediatric asthma: A randomized controlled trial

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