Does self-monitoring by means of symptom diaries improve asthma control in children?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 299-305

  Arga, Mustafa ^a   Sahbaz, Hasibe ^a   Bakirtas, Arzu ^a   Turktas, Ipek ^a   Demirsoy, M Sadik ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Asthma control test; Child; Childhood asthma control test; Pulmonary function; Symptom diary

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OBESITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF MONITORING; SYMPTOM; VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ACUITY; SELF CARE;

EID: 84898941669     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.867974     Document Type: Article

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