Asthma
Conditions
Brief summary
In the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, on-the-job training for asthma counseling becomes more difficult. Telecounseling as a training platform becomes a mainstream of training during the pandemic. This study is designed to fill the knowledge gap for telecounseling as a training platform for asthma counseling among nurses.
Detailed description
Asthma education is essential in improving outcomes in asthma management. Patients with asthma exacerbation frequently present to the urgent care centre or emergency department for emergency treatment. Nurse-led asthma education was considered as beneficial to asthma management. However, not all nursing staff in the urgent care centre and emergency department are equipped with skills to counsel patients regarding their asthma control and inhaler use. It is important to empower the nursing staff with these skills such that the care of patients with asthma is not compromised. In the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, on-the-job training for asthma counseling becomes more difficult. Asthma counseling trainers were usually in the clean zones but recipients of asthma counseling training were usually in the dirty zones. Telecounseling as a training platform becomes a mainstream of training during the pandemic. Telehealthcare interventions on patients with asthma was proven to reduce hospitalization over a 12-month period in a previous meta-analysis. However, there was no study investigating the efficacy of telecounseling to replace on-the-job training for asthma counseling. This study is designed to fill the knowledge gap for telecounseling as a training platform for asthma counseling among nurses.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National University Health System, Singapore
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Including criteria: * registered nurses * nurses undergoing a training for asthma telecounseling * age 21 or more. Excluding criteria: * nurses with previous training for asthma counseling * nurses who do not take care of patients with asthma * Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-efficacy on asthma teaching scale | Immediately before and immediately after the telecounseling training | Chiang LC, Hsu JY, Liang WM, Yeh KW, Huang JL. Developing a scale to measure self-efficacy on asthma teaching for health care providers. J Asthma. 2009;46(2):113-117. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction of the training | Immediately after the telecounseling training | Satisfaction of the training |
| Qualitative data - Focused Interview with the following specific open-ended questions | Immediately after the telecounseling training | 1. What did participants learn from attending Telecounselling? 2. Are participants more confident in carrying out asthma counselling after attending telecounselling? And why? 3. Will participants recommend this mode of learning/modelling be added on to future education initiatives on counselling? 4. Any other good points about this experience? 5. Any bad points about this experience? |
Contacts
Primary ContactLawrence Siu-Chun Law, MD
Outcome results
None listed