Home visits for asthma: we cannot afford to wait any longer

摘要: © 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. support. Self-management education is effective in controlling symptoms and preventing exacerbations. 4, 5 Clinicbased education for individuals and group classes in clinics or community settings are the most commonly used approaches for teaching self-management skills. However, many children with asthma and their families have not participated in asthma education. 6 Why is the rate of asthma education low? First, it is not widely available because health care payers do not reimburse for it. Other factors include lack of resources for training clinic and community agency staff as educators, competing clinic staff responsibilities, and lack of time during clinic visits.Second, traditional education programs have difficulty attracting and retaining participants. Many people with asthma lack the time, resources, or interest to attend classes or participate in …