Priority 8 from the Asthma PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What type of patient (children and adults) and health professional education is most effective in gaining asthma control? (JLA PSP Priority 8) | |
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| Overall ranking | 8 |
| JLA question ID | 0001/8 |
| Explanatory note | Existing relevant systematic reviews are not up-to-date |
| Evidence | Wolf FM, Guevara JP, Grum CM, Clark NM, Cates CJ. Educational interventions for asthma in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2002, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD000326. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000326. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Respiratory |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Incomplete trials at time of PSP | Comparative study to determine if motivating asthma education (Compliance Enhancement) has an effect on asthma control NCT00351143 Can education for South Asians with asthma and their clinicians reduce unscheduled care? A randomised trial NCT00214669 Asthma patient education in the Emergency Room NCT00110409 |
| Relevant Age | Any |
| Submitted by | Patients |
| Outcomes to be measured | Minimal symptoms with minimal need for reliever medication; no exacerbations; no limitation on physical activity and normal lung function |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0001 |
| PSP name | Asthma |
| Total number of uncertainties collated by this PSP from surveys | 413 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | March 2007 |