Asthma-Related Knowledge and Practices among Mothers of Asthmatic Children: A Latent Class Analysis

Fasola, Salvatore; Malizia, Velia; Ferrante, Giuliana; Licari, Amelia; Montalbano, Laura; Cilluffo, Giovanna; Grutta, Stefania La

doi:10.3390/ijerph19052539

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“…Additionally, Roncada et al [13] reported that parents of asthmatic children receive ample instructions and explanations from the treating doctors during their visits to the clinics and ED. Our results were consistent with those of previous studies by Fasola et al [9], BinSaeed [14], Urrutia-Pereira et al [21], AlOtaibi et al [22], Rastogi et al [23] regarding satisfactory caregiver awareness of the worsening effects of stopping asthma medications, having respiratory infections, and exposure to smoke and allergens.…”

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Association of Asthma Control With Caregivers' Knowledge and Practices for Children With Asthma in the Tabuk Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alsayed¹,

Alatawi²,

Alatawi³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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IntroductionAsthma is a chronic heterogeneous inflammatory disease that affects millions of individuals around the globe. Standardized asthma management is crucial to maintain and control the disease. Caregivers are the leading players in managing asthma during childhood. Studies are lacking in the Tabuk region. The aim of this study was to elucidate knowledge levels and common practices of caregivers of pediatric patients with asthma in the Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia and its impact on asthma control. MethodologyA validated cross-sectional survey of the population of the Tabuk region was conducted from July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022. Convenience sampling via an internet-based questionnaire within the study area was deployed, followed by phone interviews. ResultsA total of 393 caregivers completed the questionnaire, and the data were analyzed. The median age of asthmatic children was nine years, and most of them were males (60.8%). Most caregivers had a higher education (62.1%). The symptoms of allergic rhinitis were found in almost 80% of children. Pulmonary function tests were performed in 42.5% of children, and only one-third underwent radioallergosorbent (RAST) skin testing. About half the children had an asthmatic attack and an emergency department visit once during the previous 12 months, and most were hospitalized during that period. Most caregivers showed good knowledge (score=7) about symptoms of asthma and factors that could worsen the child's asthma, as well as good asthma control practices (score ≥7). Children with poorly controlled asthma were younger, had significant allergic rhinitis symptoms (30%), and underwent pulmonary function tests (60%). ConclusionIn the Tabuk region, the extent of asthma control was significantly associated with caregivers' knowledge and practices for children with asthma. Future public education campaigns should focus on closing the observed knowledge and practice gaps to reduce the impact of childhood asthma.

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Association of Asthma Control With Caregivers' Knowledge and Practices for Children With Asthma in the Tabuk Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alsayed¹,

Alatawi²,

Alatawi³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…At class, she "hurts her lungs and struggles to breathe before she takes your inhaler because she thought she was placing an uncomfortable spotlight on her every time she used it. So an intelligent inhaler is necessary [33]. Breathable medicines are frequently used with a drug known as a measured dosage inhaler or MDI.…”

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Development of Smart Metered-Dose Inhalers for Self Medication Purposes (Drug-Device-Software)

Behl¹,

Naved²,

Kalonia³

et al. 2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of internet-enabled accessory containing integrated sensors and actuators for external communication. The numeral of devices attached to the Internet is rising at a fast rate because of their extensive uses in several fields, like health care farming, sports, and patient safety. The IoT is a concept that considers the persistent presence of wireless, cable, interactive, communicable and collaborative things and objects and that allows new services to achieve common goals, such as diagnostic of symptoms of disease, treatment, a patient cure. The internet offers various healthcare applications from remote monitoring to intelligent sensors and the integration of medical devices. Healthcare IoT can also increase patient involvement and happiness by allowing patients to spend more time with their physicians. A promising technology is now made of IoT-enabled wearable sensors that allow continuous wireless monitoring of critical physiological variables. The focus here was on developing a combination product that was the development of smart metered-dose inhalers, one of the most visible areas of digital pharmaceutical involvement by studying related work. This digital technology was developed in order to improve lung diseases like asthma and COPD and to improve the efficiency of the prescribed media. These monitoring devices connect themselves to the inhaler of your user and should ideally be able to monitor compliance, record the accuracy of every dose, retain data, and not allow access to data to download to the computer for dosing regimen by doctors.

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“…A recent study (Fasola et al 2022) have used Latent Class Analysis (LCA) in mothers and concluded that LCA can help discover underlying mother profiles and plan targeted educational interventions. However, the severity of asthma was found to be significantly associated with the attitude and practice of mothers (Noureddin et al 2019).…”

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“…In the second section of the score (knowledge about asthma), the mean was significantly greater for the groups of parents who completed their university studies. They concluded that there was a significant correlation between level of education of parents and score of Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire, as the parents present with higher education can obtain knowledge easier, but despite of that most parents were highly educated but a lot of them have misconception and lack of information regarding use if inhalers and factors that triggering asthma of their children which necessitate to provide more effective education programmes Fasola et al (2022) studied mothers of asthmatics children answered a knowledge/practice questionnaire. The study hypothesized that Latent Class Analysis (LCA) could help identify underlying mother profiles with similar knowledge/practices.…”

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Asthma-Related Knowledge and Practices among Mothers of Asthmatic Children: A Latent Class Analysis

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Association of Asthma Control With Caregivers' Knowledge and Practices for Children With Asthma in the Tabuk Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Association of Asthma Control With Caregivers' Knowledge and Practices for Children With Asthma in the Tabuk Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Development of Smart Metered-Dose Inhalers for Self Medication Purposes (Drug-Device-Software)

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