The main goal of this research was to evaluate effects of social interaction in the form of a lay
advocate/patient partnership on asthmatics whose symptoms trigger from particular …

Influences of partners' views of the adult asthmatic's self-management and family
environment were explored from the perspective of a collaborative care system. Adults (N …

Objectives: Asthma and allergy are stressful conditions that require coping strategies and
social support to reduce stress and enhance health-promoting behavior. However, research …

METHODS: Through telephone interviews, program documents and published literature,
data were gathered on program background, design, and administration, and evaluation …

Review of eighteen adult self-management education program evaluations comprising
clinical trials showed significant achievement in five categories of outcome:(1) asthma …

Objective: To assess the effect of mutual help platform on the managing of asthma. Methods:
A total of 180 patients with asthma were enrolled into the study and divided randomly in to 2 …

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the types of interactions between
asthma patients and their social networks such as close family and friends that influence the …

While much research has examined the aetiology and treatment of asthma, little work has
been done on its social impact. Yet asthma, like any disease, has a social as well as a …

METHODS: Thirty-one focus groups were held, half with asthma patients and half with
providers (including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants …

This study proposes to set up an asthma cure-camp, on the basis of the study of the typical
emotional and relational problems of 35 asthma patients, in Manila. Specifically, this study …