Effects of self management education on quality of life and psychological pressure in parents of asthma children
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.01.009
- VernacularTitle:自我管理教育对哮喘患儿父母生活质量和心理压力的影响
- Author:
Min SONG
;
Xu ZHONG
;
Wanhua LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
asthma;
parents of children;
quality of life;
psychological pressure;
self-management education
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2014;(1):28-31
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the influence of self-management education on the quality of life of parents of asthma children. Methods Forty-eight parents of children with asthma underwent one-year intervention of self-management.The results were assessed on the basis of two kinds of questionnaires,the Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74(GQOLI-74)and a self-designed psychological pressure questionnaire.Results After intervention,the scores of person and family,economic burden,lifelong care,lack of sense of accomplishment and overprotection were diminished,compared to those before intervention(P<0.05).There were also significant differences between pre-and post-intervention in the four dimensions with 20 factors(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion The self-management education can ease parents' psychological pressure and increase their quality of life.
