Aims: This work aims to investigate whether virtual care can improve clinical outcomes for children with asthma, similar to face-to-face specialty care.
Design: The study used a randomized controlled trial design, with participants allocated to either a virtual care group (n = 47) or a control group (n = 50) using simple randomization.
Methods: The study was conducted from March to August 2021, and a sample of 97 children with asthma was recruited. Children in the virtual care group received online training in four modules within the first month and support through virtual meetings and phone or video calls, while the control group received standard care. The primary outcome of the study was the Asthma Control Test and Child Asthma Control Test.
Results: The virtual care group had significantly better outcomes than the control group in terms of C-ACT scores for children aged 7-11 years, fewer days under 80% of the optimum level of peak expiratory flow, lower peak expiratory flow variability, fewer rescue medication uses, and more symptom-free days. The virtual care group also had a lower number of unscheduled hospital visits and a greater improvement in quality of life compared with the control group.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that virtual care can improve disease management and quality of life for children with asthma.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijn.13290 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
A descriptive summary of the WHO availability assessments of medical abortion medicines in eight African countries.
Reprod Health
December 2024
UNDP‑UNFPA‑UNICEF‑WHO‑World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
Background: The use of medical abortion using either a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol, or misoprostol alone has contributed to increased safety and decreased mortality and morbidity. The availability of quality medical abortion medicines is an essential component in the provision of quality abortion care. Understanding the factors that influence the availability of medical abortion medicines is important to help in-country policymakers, program planners, and providers improve availability and use of medical abortion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and implementation of a 3d-HDR brachytherapy program for cervical cancer in a sub-Saharan African centre.
Brachytherapy
December 2024
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Taxes, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria where, the gap between need for, and access to, radiation therapy including brachytherapy is significant. This report documents the implementation of the first three-dimensional high-dose-rate (3D-HDR) brachytherapy service for cervical cancer in Nigeria.
Purpose: This report details the steps taken to implement the 3D-HDR brachytherapy program, the challenges faced, and the adaptive strategies employed to overcome them.
Improving outcomes for very preterm babies in England: does place of birth matter? Findings from OPTI-PREM, a national cohort study.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
December 2024
Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, UK.
Objective: Babies born between 27 and 31 weeks of gestation contribute substantially towards infant mortality and morbidity. In England, their care is delivered in maternity services colocated with highly specialised neonatal intensive care units (NICU) or less specialised local neonatal units (LNU). We investigated whether birth setting offered survival and/or morbidity advantages to inform National Health Service delivery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecommendations to reduce and prevent negative health outcomes and healthcare costs among night shift nurses: An AAN consensus paper.
Nurs Outlook
December 2024
School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
A growing body of evidence demonstrates occupational night shift hazards. Decades of research point to health risks for nurses contributing to chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cognitive/mental health, and cancers-all associated with earlier mortality. Patient safety, recruitment and retention of quality nursing workforce, and related costs are important concerns associated with night shift work.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDelivering Patient-Centered Care with Respect to Patient Education and Health Literacy in Athletic Training Job Settings.
J Athl Train
December 2024
Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, E-mail:
Context: A patient-centered care (PCC) environment allows athletic trainers (ATs) to develop trusting relationships with patients, enabling them to make the most informed care decisions. To provide PCC, the AT should assess health literacy and deliver quality patient education.
Objective: To explore the lived experiences of ATs from different job settings to identify how they deliver PCC specific to health literacy and patient education.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!