Asthma care of children in clinical practice: do parents report receiving appropriate education?

摘要: UNLABELLED This paper describes asthma education received from the health care provider as reported by parents of children with and evaluates differences in their report based on socio-demographic disease characteristics. METHODS Parents 228 were recruited diverse clinical practice sites asked to level key content areas National Asthma Education Prevention Program identified critical. RESULTS The overall proportion fully discussed was 66%. Areas that dealt acute management (how manage an attack: 75%) medication administration use MDI: 81%) most likely be discussed. Content dealing ongoing chronic collaborative planning (discussing goals management: 44%; providing written guidelines for 44%) significantly less differed symptom severity moderate severe persistent symptoms receiving more than those mild (p < .05). Minority poor parents, education, whose a clinic setting did counterparts SUMMARY Significant gaps exist overall, specifically associated developing relationship between parent provider. initial observation has implications pediatric nurses involved warrants further investigation.