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ArticleJMIR pediatrics and parenting2021

The Role of Education, Monitoring, and Symptom Perception in Internet-Based Self-management Among Adolescents With Asthma: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Thijs Beerthuizen, E R V M Rikkers-Mutsaerts, Jiska B Snoeck-Stroband, Jacob K Sont

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Article in JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thijs BeerthuizenDepartment of Biomedical Data Sciences, Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8998-3407
E R V M Rikkers-MutsaertsDepartment of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8818-2042
Jiska B Snoeck-StrobandDepartment of Biomedical Data Sciences, Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3598-7971
Jacob K SontDepartment of Biomedical Data Sciences, Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5840-0651
Leiden University Medical Center · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInternet-based self-management programs improve asthma control and the asthma-related quality of life in adults and adolescents. The components of self-management programs include education and the web-based self-monitoring of symptoms; the latter requires adequate perception in order to timely adjust lifestyle or medication or to contact a care provider.

objectiveWe aimed to test the hypothesis that adherence to education and web-based monitoring and adequate symptom perception are important determinants for the improvement of asthma control in self-management programs.

methodsWe conducted a subgroup analysis of the intervention group of a randomized controlled trial, which included adolescents who participated in the internet-based self-management arm. We assessed the impacts that attendance in education sessions, the frequency of web-based monitoring, and the level of perception had on changes in asthma control (Asthma Control Questionnaire [ACQ]) and asthma-related quality of life (Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire) from baseline to 12 months after intervention.

resultsAdolescents who attended education sessions had significant and clinically relevant improvements in asthma control (ACQ score difference: -0.6; P=.03) and exhibited a nonsignificant trend of improvement in asthma-related quality of life (Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score difference: -0.45; P=.15) when compared to those who did not adhere to education. Frequent monitoring alone did not improve asthma control (P=.07) and quality of life (P=.44) significantly, but its combination with education did result in improved ACQ scores (difference: -0.88; P=.02). There were no significant differences in outcomes between normoperceivers and hypoperceivers.

conclusionsEducation, especially in combination with frequent web-based monitoring, is an important determinant for the 1-year outcomes of asthma control in internet-based self-management programs for adolescents with partly controlled and uncontrolled asthma; however, we could not establish the effect of symptom perception. This study provides important knowledge on the effects of asthma education and monitoring in daily life.

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adolescentsasthmaeducationinternet self-managementperceptionweb-based monitoring

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