The Impacts of Educational Asthma Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Souza-Machado, Carolina de
Carvalho Coelho, Ana Carla
Barretto Cardoso, Laís Souza
Souza-Machado, Adelmir
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To review the literature on the impact of educational asthma interventions in schools regarding the knowledge and morbidity of the disease among children and adolescents.
Methods.
A systematic review was conducted for controlled clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of educational asthma interventions for students, asthmatic or nonasthmatic, families, and school staff.
Databases were CENTRAL, PubMed, LILACS, MEDLINE, and SciELO.
Articles published in any language were considered, in the period from 2005 to 2014, according to the PRISMA guidelines.
Results.
Seventeen articles were selected (N=5,879 subjects).
94% of the interventions (16 of 17 studies) were applied in developed countries that were led by health professionals and most of them targeted asthmatics.
Asthma education promotes the improvement of knowledge about the disease in at least one of the evaluated areas.
29% of the interventions (5 of 17 studies) showed a reduction of the asthma symptoms, 35% (6 of 17 studies) reduction of the hospitalization instances and emergency visits, 29% (5 of 17 studies) reduction of school absenteeism, and 41% (7 of 17 studies) increase in the quality of life of the individuals.
Conclusions.
Educational interventions in schools raise the awareness of asthma and weaken the impact of morbidity indicators.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carvalho Coelho, Ana Carla& Barretto Cardoso, Laís Souza& Souza-Machado, Carolina de& Souza-Machado, Adelmir. 2016. The Impacts of Educational Asthma Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Canadian Respiratory Journal،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103254
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carvalho Coelho, Ana Carla…[et al.]. The Impacts of Educational Asthma Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Canadian Respiratory Journal No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103254
American Medical Association (AMA)
Carvalho Coelho, Ana Carla& Barretto Cardoso, Laís Souza& Souza-Machado, Carolina de& Souza-Machado, Adelmir. The Impacts of Educational Asthma Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103254
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1103254