Assessment of the effect of asthma education on outcomes.
Community asthma care centers have been introduced to meet the increasing need for community-based assessment, management, and education of patients with asthma. The Asthma Education Centre at Oakville-Trafalgar Hospital, in Ontario, Canada, has implemented a comprehensive assessment, treatment, and education program with a collection of relevant patient data. The findings presented in this article suggest that these specific education and treatment programs are associated with not only significant reductions in the use of health services, but improvements in health outcomes as well.
Hopman
W M
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MacKenzie Health Services Research Unit, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Owen
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Gagne
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D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019468:Disease Management; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009864:Ontario; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires