The influence of caregivers’ knowledge and understanding of asthma aetiology on domiciliary management of children with asthma

Soo, Wern Fern; Tan, Ngiap Chuan

doi:10.11622/smedj.2014032

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“…This differed from the findings of the study in Ilesa, Nigeria, where 65.4% of the caregivers believed that only doctors could prevent an asthma attack (20). Some caregivers might have a lower threshold for doctor consultation as they believe that any delay would be detrimental to the child's health (34). The attitudes toward asthma, if positive, can improve control (26).…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of caregivers towards asthma in their children: a Nigerian perspective

Amorha

Ayogu

Ngwoke

et al. 2020

JHSCI

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Introduction: The burden of uncontrolled asthma is high and caregivers can offer support in the management of asthma. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and quality of life (QoL) of caregivers toward asthma in their children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Paediatric Respiratory Unit of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State (July 2017-September 2017). We utilized a 46-item questionnaire comprising knowledge and attitude domains and the 13-item Pediatric Asthma Caregiver’s QoL Questionnaire (PACQLQ). Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Version 25.0. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: Fifty-one caregivers participated in the study. More than half (n = 36, 70.6%) of the caregivers were 40 years old and above, female (n = 37, 72.5%), graduates from higher institutions (n = 33, 64.7%), and self-employed (n = 27, 52.9%). About a quarter (n = 13, 25.5%) had a family history of asthma and a similar proportion (n = 14, 27.5%) knew the three main symptoms of asthma. Conclusion: Less than half (n = 24, 47.1%) of the caregivers had good asthma knowledge. Dust (n = 35, 68.6%) and smoke (n = 31, 60.8%) were identified as the most common asthma triggers in their children. The majority of the caregivers (n = 41, 80.3%) agreed that most people can have well-controlled asthma without seeing a doctor regularly. Overall, less than half of the caregivers (n = 24, 47.1%) showed positive attitudes toward their children’s asthma. The overall score for the PACQLQ was 3.91 (0.98) which implied a poor QoL. The caregivers had both impaired activity and emotional function from managing asthma in their children. More female caregivers had better knowledge about asthma than their male counterparts (t = −3.178; df = 49; p = 0.003). Less than half of the caregivers had good asthma knowledge and positive attitudes toward asthma in their children. They had an impaired QoL from managing asthma in their children.

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Knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of caregivers towards asthma in their children: a Nigerian perspective

Amorha

Ayogu

Ngwoke

et al. 2020

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“…Based on our initial KAC result prior to the FAT4CP© programme, all childcare providers re lected moderate knowledge, attitude and con idence on irst aid response. Studies from other Asian countries such as China and Australia also demonstrated inadequate knowledge among childcare providers on irst aid response in cases of emergency at childcare centres (Waibel and Misra, 2003;Soo and Tan, 2014). The prevalence of children caregivers in Singapore that received formal training on irst aid response are low; 80% of them did not attend any irst aid courses (Thein et al, 2005).…”

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The knowledge, attitude and confidence on first aid response among childcare providers following FAT4CP© training in negeri sembilan, Malaysia

Azmani

Effendy

Abu

et al. 2019

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Children daycare centres have nowadays become a necessity due to the guardians’ job constraint in this modern globalization era. Increasing demand of daycare centres showed ramification on unintentional injuries at the childcare settings. The incidence is becoming more common and this may lead to a lawsuit for negligence. Failure to provide proper first aid response is one of the issues faced by the caregivers. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the effects of first aid training and certification on knowledge, attitude and confidence (KAC) among childcare providers in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was given to 54 Negeri Sembilan childcare providers before and after they received a comprehensive module on the first aid training. The training comprised of three major components; basic life support, trauma injuries and non-trauma injuries. Throughout the training, participants were given a series of lectures, hands-on practicals and small group discussion on specified topics from the module. Overall results showed a significant increase in knowledge, attitude and confidence (p<0.001) after the respondents’ had received the FAT4CP© training. The first aid training provided to the childcare providers was found effective and had successfully improved their knowledge by 12.5% and their confidence to perform first aid increased by 20.0%. They are now more prepared and efficient at handling any emergency situations at childcare centres. Our results suggested that FAT4CP© training programme was able to increase knowledge, attitude and confidence of childcare providers in Negeri Sembilan to handle emergency cases. Therefore, the programme is suggested to be implemented at all childcare centres in order to improve and sustain the providers’ abilities in handling emergency situations.

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“…On average, children and adults with asthma take 50% or less of their prescribed controller medications (6). Previous qualitative analysis involving discussions with asthma patients reveals common barriers to self-management such as adherence to treatment (7,8), including incorrect use of rescue and controller medications and misunderstanding of triggers and symptoms (9)(10)(11)(12).…”

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Patient and provider perspectives on uptake of a shared decision making intervention for asthma in primary care practices

Welch¹,

Ludden²,

Mottus

et al. 2018

Journal of Asthma

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Emergent themes allowed for further understanding of how the SDM implementation was perceived at the patient and provider level. The facilitated implementation was associated with higher adoption of the SDM intervention. These themes and supporting quotes add to knowledge of best practices associated with implementing an evidence-based SDM intervention for asthma into primary care and will inform researchers, practices, and providers as they work to improve adoption of evidence-based interventions into practice.

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The influence of caregivers’ knowledge and understanding of asthma aetiology on domiciliary management of children with asthma

Cited by 9 publications

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Knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of caregivers towards asthma in their children: a Nigerian perspective

Knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of caregivers towards asthma in their children: a Nigerian perspective

The knowledge, attitude and confidence on first aid response among childcare providers following FAT4CP© training in negeri sembilan, Malaysia

Patient and provider perspectives on uptake of a shared decision making intervention for asthma in primary care practices

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