title: Does using an asthma prompting form improve asthma care in a pediatric office?
abstract: An asthma exacerbation can be a life-threatening experience. This project tested the effectiveness of using a prompting form to improve childhood asthma care. Thirty randomly selected charts without a prompt form in a pediatric practice were compared for differences with thirty randomly selected charts with a completed prompting form. The number of medications reviewed (p=.001) and the frequency of refills written (p=.024) were significantly higher in the prompt group. Education was higher (p=.000) and triggers were more frequently discussed in the prompt group. The use of a prompting form facilitates discussion and improves preventive asthma care.
authors.affiliation: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, USA. debra.pile@wichita.edu
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pile
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D057189:Checklist; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male