Facilitators, challenges and usefulness of an asthma educational programme

Naeem, Muhammad; Dailah, Hamad Ghaleb

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“…Asthma is defined by the history of respiratory symptoms such as wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough that vary over time, and intensity, together with variable expiratory limitations [1]. World Health Organization (2016) indicates that asthma is a non -communicable disease that affects 339 million patients in the world, with approximately 417,918 asthma patients dying in 2016 [2].…”

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Importance of Following Proper Inhalation Techniques and Awareness Regarding Asthma among Clinical Patients

Gunasekara

Ranawaka

Chathuranga

et al. 2021

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Aims: Asthma is one of the biggest health burdens on the Sri Lankan population. Achievement of treatment goals isdetermined mainlythrough pharmacological management. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the patient inhaler handling techniques and their awareness regarding their disease condition, as well as to find out how an educational intervention effects patients‘ inhaler handling techniques. Study Design: A Prospective cross sectional study used. Place and Duration of Study: National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Welisara and Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila between June 2017 to August 2017. Methodology: Clinically diagnosed asthma patients were randomly divided into Control and Test groups. Control comprised 94 patients and the test comprised 93 patients. Their baseline knowledge about asthma and inhaler-using technique were assessed in 1st month by using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and checklist respectively. The test group was given both information leaflet and verbal instructions. Again, all the participants were assessed for the inhaler techniques on their next clinic day by using the same questionnaire and the checklist. Results: After the educational intervention, there was a statistically significant improvement in the test group, in the adherence to the nine steps, including critical steps, regarding all 3 device types (PMDI, DPI, and PMDI with Spacer) in the 2nd-month visit. (at P =.05) When considering awareness about asthma in the total population, most participants were knowledgeable regarding asthma. Conclusion: We observed gaps in knowledge between current practice and what is expected in patients with asthma regarding their inhaler therapy. This might be due to the quality of instructions delivered by health care providers being insufficient and them lacking the time to observe patients individually for the inhaler techniques. Awareness regarding asthma and inhalation techniques can be raised by using information leaflets as well as through verbal counseling.

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Importance of Following Proper Inhalation Techniques and Awareness Regarding Asthma among Clinical Patients

Gunasekara

Ranawaka

Chathuranga

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“…The WHO report highlights that ∼40 million asthma patients died in 2015 (1). The majority of these patients belong to Arab countries because the health professionals are limited in these nations compared to the number of asthma patients (2)(3)(4). Similarly, the numbers of asthma patients are increasing as hospitals are unable to manage them because of limited specialized doctors and staff (3,5).…”

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“…The majority of these patients belong to Arab countries because the health professionals are limited in these nations compared to the number of asthma patients (2)(3)(4). Similarly, the numbers of asthma patients are increasing as hospitals are unable to manage them because of limited specialized doctors and staff (3,5). Approximately 76.7% of asthma patients have expereinced severe asthma attacks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (6).…”

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Investigating the Outcomes of an Asthma Educational Program and Useful Influence in Public Policy

Dailah

2021

Front. Public Health

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The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an asthma educational program for asthma control, asthma self-management, asthma knowledge, and patient activation. The study analyzes different demographic variables with the purpose of investigating which asthma patients performed better than others. Based on these demographic characteristics, the study provides several recommendations for various stakeholders. The study is based on a positivist approach since its purpose is to investigate the consequences of an asthma educational program with a view to generalizing the results to a larger population. The study targets public and private hospitals which have applied the asthma educational program in collaboration with the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA). Multiple questionnaires were deployed 263 valid responses were received from patients of public and private hospitals using online and offline data collection method. Several parametric and non-parametric tests were carried out in terms of data analysis. The results reveal that patients in the intervention group obtained high scores and were therefore more knowledgeable and able to control their asthma compared to the control group. Overall, patients in the intervention group performed better in terms of asthma control, asthma self-management and knowledge and awareness. There was a high level of patient activation in this group. In the context of demographic features, it was found that patients who are married and are undergraduate degree holders in employment scored high compared to patients who were young, single, post-graduate degree holders that were mainly self-employed. The results of this study can guide policy makers, SINA authorities, and hospitals as to which demographic category of asthma patients require immediate attention. The significance of asthma educational programmes has increased especially through social media platforms as the number of adult patients continues to increase day by day.

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Understanding social influence of social media for healthy nutrition and lifestyle: qualitative insights (Preprint)

Dailah¹

2021

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BACKGROUND Although previous studies have highlighted the negative effects of the promotion of unhealthy food and beverages on social media, there is limited understanding regarding the role of social media to develop social influence that can trigger social learning for the development of healthy lifestyle behaviour. This study intends to contribute by upgrading the knowledge on how advance social platforms can act as an effective educational medium for health professionals to engage with a community about healthy nutrition and lifestyle. OBJECTIVE This study intends to contribute by upgrading the knowledge on how advance social platforms can act as an effective educational medium for health professionals to engage with a community about healthy nutrition and lifestyle. METHODS The study took a social constructionist approach because such an approach can improve understanding of the social context of food consumption, living habits, use of social media and awareness about healthy lifestyle behaviour in the context of Saudi Arabia. This study collected data from health professionals (dietitians, psychiatrists, nutritionists) as well as the general public of Saudi Arabia using focus groups discussion and semi-structured interviews. RESULTS The findings of this study reveal that information and knowledge sharing among celebrities, friends, friends of friends, health professionals and patients created a social wave to learn from each other’s experiences and develop the motivation to practice healthy lifestyle behaviour. The painful stories of patients, warnings of health professionals, and the benefits of compliance with social influence led to improvements in health (happy mood, low diabetes and blood pressure, better mental condition) and increased motivation in the community to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviour. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study reveal that information and knowledge sharing among celebrities, friends, friends of friends, health professionals and patients created a social wave to learn from each other’s experiences and develop the motivation to practice healthy lifestyle behaviour. The painful stories of patients, warnings of health professionals, and the benefits of compliance with social influence led to improvements in health (happy mood, low diabetes and blood pressure, better mental condition) and increased motivation in the community to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviour.

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Facilitators, challenges and usefulness of an asthma educational programme

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Importance of Following Proper Inhalation Techniques and Awareness Regarding Asthma among Clinical Patients

Importance of Following Proper Inhalation Techniques and Awareness Regarding Asthma among Clinical Patients

Investigating the Outcomes of an Asthma Educational Program and Useful Influence in Public Policy

Understanding social influence of social media for healthy nutrition and lifestyle: qualitative insights (Preprint)

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