Impact of structured education and self management on rural asthma outcomes

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 141-144

  Larson, Ann ^a   Ward, Jacki ^a   Ross, Leanne ^b   Whyatt, David ^c   Weatherston, Martin ^d   Landau, Louis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Geraldton Regional Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Midwest GP Network   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Education health (to lay people); Nursing; Office practice nursing; Patient education as a topic; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954633599     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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