Effectiveness of personalized written asthma action plans in the management of children with partly controlled asthma in trinidad: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-26

  Khan, Raveed ^a   Maharaj, Rohan ^b   Seerattan, Natasha ^a   Babwah, Feaz ^a  

^a North Central Regional Health Authority   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Action plan; Asthma; Childhood asthma; Personalized written plan

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALIZED WRITTEN ASTHMA ACTION PLAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACTION PLAN; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; PERSONALIZED WRITTEN PLAN;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84893359042     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt063     Document Type: Article

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