This randomized control trial design (RCT) study was conducted on children aged 6 -11 years
This randomized control trial design study was conducted on children aged 6 -11 years, visiting the pediatric outpatient department and emergency at Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. For the experimental group, a nursing educational intervention session was conducted with the patient and family/caregiver by the principal investigator, and a doctor provided the usual care/treatment. In contrast, the control group received only the usual care/treatment provided by the doctor. For the control group, educational material on asthma was provided in a booklet according to Global Initiative of Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Pre Childhood-Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) score of participants was measured before the intervention, and post-C-ACT score measurement was made after one month using the same questionnaires and C-ACT tool.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
100
Nursing Educational Intervention
Civil Hospital
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Childhood asthma control test (C-ACT) Score
C-ACT Score was measured in both controlled and intervention groups and compared the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention
Time frame: 4 weeks
Number of times got Admissions due to asthma in the last 4 weeks
Using the same questionnaire number of admissions was compared to the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention by the mean and standard deviation
Time frame: 4 weeks
Number of times visited emergency due to asthma in last 4 weeks
Using the same questionnaire number of admissions was compared to the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention by the mean and standard deviation
Time frame: 4 weeks
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