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ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2024

Effectiveness of Asthma Home Management Manual and Low-Cost Air Filter on Quality of Life Among Asthma Adults: A 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sirilak Muanprasong, Syarifah Aqilah, Friscilla Hermayurisca, Nutta Taneepanichskul

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Sirilak MuanprasongCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Syarifah AqilahCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Friscilla HermayuriscaCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.ORCID 0009-0008-4097-3962
Nutta TaneepanichskulCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-7489-572X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Asthma affects the quality of life (QoL) of millions of people worldwide. Effective control is paramount to a decline in prevalence and severity. To address this, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an asthma home management manual and low-cost air filter in improving resource-limited settings. Patients and Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted between March to July 2022. The participants were 18-55 years old outpatient with asthmatic patients. A total of 114 participants were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups: home management only, home management and air filtering, and control. Validated measurement tools were applied, and the Wilcoxon test was used to evaluate changes in QoL. Results: Asthma burden was found in at least one-third of participants in each group. At baseline, there was no difference in mAQLQ scores among participants in all group allocations ( Conclusion: The findings indicate that the enforcement of a home management manual and the application of low-cost filters in air circulation systems offer advantages in improving the quality of life of patients with moderate and mild asthma.

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Asthmahome management manuallow-cost air filterquality of life

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PMID38813091
PMCPMC11134058

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