title: Increasing parental knowledge of asthma decreases the hospitalization of the child: a pilot study.
abstract: The parents of asthmatic children treated in the pediatric respiratory service of Wolfson Hospital were randomly divided into two groups. One group compromised 26 parents who voluntarily attended a teaching session. After completion of the course, a questionnaire was completed by parents who had attended the course and parents who had not. The first group showed greater knowledge of all aspects of the disease and, after a year's follow up, it was noted that there was a statistically significant lower hospitalization rate of their asthmatic child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wolfson Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brook
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendelberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects