Impact of an asthma education programme on patients' knowledge, inhaler technique and compliance to treatment

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-231

  Prabhakaran, Lathy ^a   Lim, G ^b   Abisheganaden, J ^b   Chee, C B E ^b   Choo, Y M ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Department of Clinical Epidemiology ^*

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma education programme; Emergency department; Inhaler; Patient knowledge

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INHALER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33644880499     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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