Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:Parent-child dyads in the control group will receive usual asthma care provided by the paediatric respiratory clinics, mainly encompassing asthma medications, asthma education and an edu
Sponsors
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) children aged six to twelve years; (2) children with a diagnosis of asthma from physicians (International Classification Diseases, 11th Revision codes CA23) (3) children who are required to use controller medications (e.g. inhaled corticosteroid) every day; (4) children and parents who can communicate in Mandarin, and parents who can read simplified Chinese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) children with oxygen-dependent conditions or diagnosis of developmental disorders, congenital problems and mental disorders; (2) parents with a score of 20 and above on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 or 15 and above on the General Anxiety Disorder-7, indicating severe symptoms of depression and anxiety that may require clinical interventions. These parents will be excluded from the study and referred to a mental health centre in Chengdu; (3) parents with a diagnosis or history of diseases that can cause cognitive impairment, such as mental disorders and neurological disorders; (4) children cared for by grandparents instead of parents; (5) ongoing participation in other psychosocial interventions for asthma management.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parental stress;Children's asthma control; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parental symptoms of anxiety ;Parental symptoms of depression;Parental psychological flexibility;Family empowerment in asthma management;Parental asthma knowledge;Children's asthma self-management ability;Frequency of emergency department visits due to asthma exacerbation;Frequency of hospitalisation due to asthma exacerbation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Xu, Chong Yuenyu, Chien Waitong, Wu Ying
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed