title: Effect of patient education on asthma management.
abstract: Patients need to understand their asthma to be able to react appropriately. At least 30 minutes is needed by a trained asthma professional to teach asthma self-management effectively. Many patients accept symptoms and attacks unnecessarily through insufficient knowledge of their condition and treatment. In this small study, those who were educated by a trained asthma nurse had a significantly higher knowledge of their condition and management. Most of those who were educated by a trained asthma nurse had symptoms less frequently. Those who were educated by a trained asthma nurse had no time off work whereas 49% of the control group had time off work.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Brewin
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care