Trial reportIndian journal of pediatrics2013
Does a written asthma action plan reduce unscheduled doctor visits in children?
Trial report in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic meta-review of supported self-management for asthma: a healthcare perspective.BMC medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Improvement of quality of life in a family of a child with asthma after using the Written Asthma Action Plan (WAAP).Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Written Asthma Action Plan Improves Asthma Control and the Quality of Life among Pediatric Asthma Patients in Malaysia: A Randomized Control Trial.Korean journal of family medicine · 2023Article
- Pediatric Asthma Action Plans: National Cross-Sectional Online Survey of Parents' Perceptions.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2020Article
- Comparing Written Versus Pictorial Asthma Action Plans to Improve Asthma Management and Health Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents: Protocol of a Pilot and Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Do Written Asthma Action Plans Improve Outcomes?Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology · 2016Review
- Effective management of childhood asthma: pediatricians need to go the extra mile!Indian journal of pediatrics · 2013Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a written asthma action plan (WAAP) on reducing unscheduled doctor visits, asthma control and quality of life in children with all severities of asthma. This was a randomised controlled, single-blinded study whereby 80 children with asthma were randomly assigned to be either provided a WAAP or verbally counseled . The number of asthmatic exacerbations requiring unscheduled doctor visits, asthma control and quality of life were monitored over 9 mo. At the end of the study, there was no significant difference in the number of unscheduled doctor visits between the 2 groups (p = 0.352). There was no significant difference in asthma control or quality of life between both groups. Hence, the WAAP did not reduce unscheduled doctor visits, nor improve asthma control or quality of life in children with all severities of asthma.
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