Childhood Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:45-minute multimedia asthma education programme (videos, computer games, discussion session) and take home asthma education kits (QR code access right of asthma information and comp
Control group:Maintain usual care (inhaler administration video, inhaler technique assessment) and a pamphlet of inhaler technique with QR code for inhaler administration
Sponsors
United Christian Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children: 1. A child between 4–11 years old; 2.A child admitted for asthma (ICD-10) or recurrent wheezing (more than two episodes in the last year) regardless if the diagnosis is initial or recurrent. Parent: 1. Parent with a child between 4 and 11 years old who is admitted for asthma or wheezing attack during the study period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children: 1. Chronic lung disease, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, which will confound the lung function assessment; 2. Developmental delay; 3. Cannot communicate in Cantonese and understand Chinese; 4. Participation in similar study; This study will exclude children aged 0 to 3 years old because making a certain diagnosis of asthma is difficult for young children given that wheezing or cough symptoms are common even for those who do not have asthma (Pedersen et al., 2011). Furthermore, adolescents (aged 12 to 17 years old) pose significant differences in cognitive ability compared with young children. They will have different delivery approaches to health education. Thus, children aged 12 to 17 years old will also be excluded from this study to decrease the confounding variables including level of anxiety, asthma control or medication adherence. Parent: 1. Cannot communicate in Cantonese and understand Chinese; 2. Has no smartphone; 3. Participation in similar study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge, attitiude and practice of asthma; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactNg Sze Ka
United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed