Asthma Education: More Reading or More Viewing?

An audit of a hospital asthma clinic has revealed deficiencies in its educational activities. A significant minority of attending patients failed to understand the rationale behind their therapy and would take potentially inappropriate action when symptoms worsen. Many of those taking oral theophyll...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1986-06, Vol.79 (6), p.326-328
Main Author: Partridge, M R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Asthma - therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Reading
Videotape Recording
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Summary:An audit of a hospital asthma clinic has revealed deficiencies in its educational activities. A significant minority of attending patients failed to understand the rationale behind their therapy and would take potentially inappropriate action when symptoms worsen. Many of those taking oral theophylline therapy were shown to be at risk of self-induced toxicity. Watching a videotape about the disease in the waiting room was found to be more popular than leaflets and books as a source of information.
ISSN:0141-0768
1758-1095
DOI:10.1177/014107688607900605