Roberto Ronchetti|Luciana Indinnimeo|Enea Bonci|A Corrias|David Evans|Michele Hindi?Alexander|Fabio Midulla|R Pulejo|Marybell Villa
Asthma self-management programmes in a population of Italian children: a multicentric study. Italian Study Group on Asthma Self-Management Programmes
Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|GNA University|Sapienza University of Rome|Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|GNA University|Sapienza University of Rome|Sapienza University of Rome|University of Cagliari|Sapienza University of Rome|Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|GNA University|Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|GNA University|Sapienza University of Rome|Sapienza University of Rome|Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|GNA University|GNA University|Sapienza University of Rome|Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|Sapienza University of Rome|GNA University|Sapienza University of Rome|Columbia University|National Institutes of Health|GNA University
study designed answer three main questions 1 asthma selfmanagement education reduce asthma morbidity 2 two programmes living asthma open airways equally effective 3 shortened version programmes 4 weeks effective longer original programme 8 weeks twelve italian centres paediatric bronchopneumology selected 312 children asthma stratified disease severity gender age randomly assigned experimental group received educational programme comparison group 312 children selected 209 114 experimental 95 comparison completed educational protocol 1 year followup data recorded last 2 months followup 10 months educational intervention showed experimental group required significantly fewer emergency treatments reduction evident severe asthma cases experimental comparison group patients severe asthma consumed medications patients milder asthma open airways yielded cases better results living asthma type 2 error possible standard shortened programmes proved equally effective conclusion following education regardless receiving short long educational programme asthma patients use emergency care services less use medications appropriately comparison standard care without education suggests short educational programmes highly costeffective children asthma