The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of self-management approaches for
people with chronic conditions. The literature reviewed was assessed in terms of the nature …

Background: Written action plans for asthma facilitate the early detection and treatment of an
asthma exacerbation. Several versions of action plans have been published but the key …

Objective: To compare the efficacy of self management of asthma with traditional treatment.
Design: 12 month prospective randomised trial. Setting: Outpatient clinics in Finland …

Background Asthma self-management plans that include doubling the dose of inhaled
corticosteroid when the condition deteriorates improve asthma control. Whether doubling the …

BACKGROUND: Re-admissions to hospital in childhood asthma are common with studies
reporting that 25% or more of children will be re-admitted within a year. There is a need for …

The effect of patient education on steroid inhaler compliance and rescue medication
utilization in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not …

Study objective To determine the effect of a symptom-based and a peak flow-based action
plan in preventing acute exacerbations in subjects with poorly controlled asthma. Design A …

Great emphasis is placed on educating asthmatics to use action plans to achieve better
control of symptoms. The use of peak flow meters (PFM) has been recommended as an …

BACKGROUND Discharge planning is becoming an important part of the management of
childhood asthma in hospital. Readmission to hospital, although often inevitable, might …

Future research should consider the challenges in measuring medical adherence in the
family context as well as incorporating more naturalistic studies of family interactions …