Effectiveness of educational interventions on asthma self-management in Punjabi and Chinese asthma patients: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 542-551

  Poureslami, Iraj ^a,b   Nimmon, Laura ^a   Doyle Waters, Madeleine ^b   Rootman, Irving ^c   Schulzer, Michael ^a,b   Kuramoto, Lisa ^b   Fitzgerald, J Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

asthma; cultural background; educational materials; instructional video; patient education handout

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINESE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862905374     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2012.682125     Document Type: Article

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