Focusing the focus group: Impact of the awareness of major factors contributing to non-adherence to acute paediatric asthma guidelines

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 160-167

  Bhogal, Sanjit Kaur ^a   McGillivray, David ^b,d   Bourbeau, Jean ^a,c   Plotnick, Laurie H ^d   Bartlett, Susan Joan ^c   Benedetti, Andrea ^a,c   Ducharme, Francine Monique ^a,e,f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Pediatric Emergency Department   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

barriers; childhood asthma; clinical care pathways; focus group; solutions; survey

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUEBEC;

EID: 78751659783     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01416.x     Document Type: Article

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