Impact of Student Pharmacist-Delivered Asthma Education on Child and Caregiver Knowledge

Abstract

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of asthma education delivered by student pharmacists and to assess the impact of child and caregiver baseline asthma knowledge on asthma control in children. Design. Student pharmacists developed and implemented asthma self-management education interventions for children and their caregivers and performed asthma screenings for children at a series of asthma camps. Assessment. Eighty-seven children, ages 5-17 years, and their caregivers were enrolled in this study. A previously validated asthma questionnaire was modified to assess asthma knowledge among children and adults. Asthma knowledge increased significantly in children following participation in the education intervention (p,0.001). The education intervention, however, did not increase caregiver knowledge of asthma. A significant association was observed between caregiver baseline asthma knowledge and better asthma control in their children (p50.019). Conclusion. The results of this study demonstrate that student pharmacist-delivered asthma education can positively impact asthma knowledge in children, and that caregivers' knowledge of asthma is strongly correlated with better asthma control in their children.

Parental knowledge and attitudes regarding asthma in their children: Impact of an educational intervention in an Indian population

“…Mean knowledge scores in the intervention group were significantly better than controls ( P < .05) at follow‐up in our study. This is similar to many earlier studies and provides further evidence to the fact that education about asthma improves knowledge about asthma 6,7,9,17,24 . In our study, both groups showed improvement in parental knowledge items related to chronicity, genetic disposition, asthma trigger by dust, asthma masquerade as chronic cough, use of inhalers for acute attack, and efficacy of long‐term inhalation.…”

“…Our study showed a significant improvement in parental knowledge and attitudes after the educational intervention; however, there were no differences in asthma severity and control. These results are comparable with other studies that showed improvement in knowledge, self‐efficacy, and attitudes after educational intervention; however, evidence regarding postintervention clinical outcomes has been conflicting 3,6‐9,16‐25 …”

“…It entails the understanding of the disease process and factors influencing exacerbations, trigger avoidance, recognition of symptoms and flare ups, medications, adherence, and seeking medical care 4,5 . Thus, many studies have attempted to study the effect of educational intervention on knowledge and attitudes of parents/caregivers of children with asthma, which would indirectly affect health outcomes positively 6–9 . Studies on educational interventions in asthma have described successful programs to cover a wide spectrum, such as specific factors influencing childhood asthma and control, individual customization as per deficiencies [shortcomings in patient environment (such as parental support, environment trigger control), inadequacies in care (medication availability, proper technique, and compliance), and deficiency in information about the disease] and needs, family involvement, accounting for physical and social backgrounds, identifying those with severe disease and conducting the educational process in an optimal setting 10 …”

Evaluation of bronchial asthma educational package on asthma self-management among school age children based on Orem’s self-care model in Zagazig city

“…Patient education in asthma self-management has emerged as a therapeutic intervention to help patients to manage and recognize asthma, and hopefully to become active, self-efficacious participants in their asthma care (Al-Atawi, 2017). Additionally Asthma selfmanagement education programs for children and adolescents leads to significant improvement in lung function, controlling the disease, reduce missed school days, reduces emergency department visits and hospital admissions (Elliott et al 2014). Compliance with therapeutic regimens in bronchial asthma, particularly in children, is low.…”

Exploring youth and caregiver preferences for asthma education video content

“…These findings, when taken together with existing research that identify parent/child knowledge gaps (23, 33) and research showing that clinicians and families think differently about asthma and asthma management, (24) highlight the potential for tailored education that addresses the knowledge deficits and education preferences of individual children and their caregivers. The inclusion of youth and caregiver specific interests and preferences will likely strengthen intervention successes.…”