Bronchial asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Caregivers of asthmatic patients who will need to visit our clinic regularly for more than 6 months to control their asthma. 2) Caregivers of the patients, providing written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Caregivers of patients who had ever been given written action plans. 2) Caregivers of patients, who are unsuitable for this study due to poor familial surroundings, their own disease, or poor adherence and so on.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unscheduled urgent care visits due to asthma exacerbation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Hospital admissions due to acute asthma exacerbation. 2. Quality of life among the caregivers of asthmatic children. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kochi Medical School, Kochi University 1) Department of pediatrics 2) Department of environmental medicine