Promoting the use of personal asthma action plans: A systematic review

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 271-283

  Ring, Nicola ^a   Malcolm, Cari ^a   Wyke, Sally ^a   MacGillivray, Steve ^b   Dixon, Diane ^a   Hoskins, Gaylor ^c   Pinnock, Hilary ^d   Sheikh, Aziz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma action plans; Health education; Interventions; Self management; Systematic review; Use

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASTHMA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE;

EID: 35348993202     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2007.00049     Document Type: Review

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