title: Do Written Asthma Action Plans Improve Outcomes?
abstract: With appropriate management, children with asthma should expect few symptoms, no limits on activity, rare exacerbations, and normal lung function. Appropriate education of parents and other caregivers of children with asthma has clearly been shown to help achieve these goals. Although recommended in asthma guidelines, providing written asthma action plans does not improve outcomes beyond asthma education alone.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Scripps Clinic , San Diego, California.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kelso