Effects of nursing instruction on asthma knowledge and quality of life in schoolchildren with asthma
Journal
Journal of Nursing Research
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
3
Pages
174-183
Date Issued
2005
Author(s)
Abstract
The issue of whether nursing instruction efforts could improve asthma knowledge and quality of life among schoolchildren was investigated using a quasi-experimental design. The key instruments were the Asthmatic Knowledge Questionnaire and the Childhood Asthma Questionnaire-Form B. Asthmatic knowledge increased among children who received instruction from nurses (Mean pre/post= 22.20/31.87, p <.05). These children also experienced significant improvements in their active quality of life (Mean pre/post = 27.53/30.20, p <.05), and decreased distress (Mean pre/post= 24.04/10.86, p <.05) and asthma severity (Mean pre/post= 13.27/8.3, p <.05). This study finds nursing instruction helpful in improving asthma knowledge. However, in terms of quality of life, elevated knowledge has a marked (negative) correlation only with levels of distress and severity. It shows no detectable relationship with active or passive life quality. Therefore, though nursing instruction can improve schoolchildren’s knowledge about asthma, the improvement in knowledge only relates to reducing distress and severity and thus improving quality of life. This result can provide guidance for nursing personnel in developing nursing instruction to improve active quality of life in child patients. ? 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Subjects
Asthma knowledge; Nursing instruction; Quality of life
SDGs
Other Subjects
ambulatory care; analysis of variance; article; asthma; attitude to health; child; child psychology; clinical trial; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; disease management; education; female; health care quality; hospitalization; human; male; mental stress; nursing; nursing evaluation research; organization and management; patient education; pediatric nursing; psychological aspect; quality of life; questionnaire; randomized controlled trial; self care; Taiwan; teaching; Ambulatory Care; Analysis of Variance; Asthma; Attitude to Health; Child; Child Psychology; Disease Management; Educational Measurement; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Nursing Evaluation Research; Patient Education; Pediatric Nursing; Program Evaluation; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Self Care; Severity of Illness Index; Stress, Psychological; Taiwan; Teaching Materials
Type
journal article