PMID: 11923898Apr 2, 2002Paper

Effects of systematic nursing instruction of mothers on using medication and on health status of asthmatic children

The Journal of Nursing Research : JNR
Chao-Chia HungBor-Luen Chiang

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of systematic nursing instruction for mothers of children with asthma on their knowledge of the medication, ability to use inhalation devices, self-efficacy of medication use, and on children's health status. A quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Pediatric Allergy Clinic of a major academically based medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. The sample consisted of 82 mothers and their children recruited by purposive sampling. The intervention group (n = 41) received systematic nursing instruction from the researchers and the control group (n = 41) received regular nursing care from staff nurses. The effects of systematic nursing instruction were evaluated two months later using four questionnaires: the mother's knowledge of medication, inhaling steps, self-efficacy of medication use, and child's health status. The results of this study showed that systematic nursing instruction of mothers of children with asthma significantly improved their knowledge of the medication, ability to use inhalation devices, and self-efficacy, as well as decreasing the number of episodes of respiratory disease of children over a two month period. To sum up, these findings demonstrate that s...Continue Reading

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Nov 15, 2006·Journal of Pediatric Nursing·E Juanita LeeBarbara N Logan
Apr 22, 2005·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir, Mary Kay Rayens
Oct 6, 2010·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Misel TrajanovskaLinda Johnston
Sep 7, 2016·Western Journal of Nursing Research·Kathleen A KnaflMargarete Sandelowski
Apr 17, 2009·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Michelle BoydMichelle Haby
Mar 3, 2009·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Li-Chi ChiangJing-Long Huang
Sep 6, 2008·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Chao-Chia HungBih-Shya Gau
Apr 30, 2004·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Li-Chi ChiangChang-Ming Lu

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