Influence of individualized health education on self-management ability and quality of life in school-age children with asthma

Objective To explore the influence of individualized health education on self-management ability and quality of life in school-age children with asthma.Methods 84 children with bronchial asthma were randomly divided into intervention group and control group,42 cases in each group.The control group was conducted with conventional education of asthma knowledge,while the intervention group was conducted with individualized health education.The duration was 6 months in both groups.Before and after the education,the questionnaire surveys about self-management ability(self-management scale) and quality of life [pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire(PAQLQ)] were applied for asthma children,and the scores of the surveys were compared between two groups.In addition,frequency of moderate and severe asthma,number of emergency treatment and mean hospital stay within one year were recorded and compared between two groups.Results After education,the scores of self-management ability increased significantly in the intervention group(P0.05),and the scores of self-management ability in the intervention group were significantly higher than that in the control group;the scores of PAQLQ in the intervention group were significantly higher than that in the control group(P0.05);the frequency of moderate and severe asthma and number of emergency treatment in the intervention group within one year were less than that in the control group(P0.05),and the mean hospital stay was significantly shorter than that in the control group(P0.05).Conclusion Individualized health education can significantly reinforce the self-management ability and improve quality of life in asthma children,so it is suitable for clinical application.