Effects of health education and psychological intervention on patients with asthma

VernacularTitle:健康教育及心理干预在哮喘患者治疗中的作用
Author: Yinfang LIU ; Ce SHI ; Ruilan NIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Asthma; Health education; Psychology; Intervention studies; Quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Health Management 2012;06(1):50-52
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of health education and psychological intervention on quality of life of patients with asthma.MethodsNinety-six patients with bronchial asthma were assigned to the treatment group and the control group. The participants in the treatment group were treated with routine therapy and health education and psychological intervention.Results The awareness of bronchial asthma,self monitoring of health condition,and simple strategies to treat acute or serious asthma were improved in the treatment group. The overall effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (93.75％ vs 62.5％,P ＜0.01 ),and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1),peak expiratory flow (PEF) and ACT score were significantly improved (all P ＜ 0.01 ).Moreover,episode of bronchial asthma was significantly reduced after the combined intervention (P ＜0.01 ).ConclusionHealth education and psychological intervention may contribute to effective prevention and treatment of asthma,improved quality of life of patients,and reduced family and social economic burden.