The Effect of Asthma Education Given by Taking Health Literacy Into Account
The Effect of Education Given to Asthmatic School Children and Their Parents by Taking Health Literacy Into Account on Disease Self-management
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interventional
88
1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the effect of education given to asthmatic children and their parents by taking health literacy into account on disease self-management. The study was conducted with 88 children and their parents between October 2018 and July 2019. While education and booklets were given to both children and parents in intervention group 1, only the children were given the education and the booklets in intervention group 2. There was no intervention applied for the control group. Post-test was performed 3 weeks after the education and then follow-ups were carried out in the next three months over the phone.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2018
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 30, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 3, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 16, 2022
CompletedNovember 16, 2022
November 1, 2022
9 months
November 3, 2022
November 9, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Health Literacy for School-Aged Children - HLSAC
Health Literacy for School-Aged Children - HLSAC, which was developed by Paakkari et al., is a brief, multidimensional, generic, theory-based, cross-national validated, self-administered instrument to measure the subjective health literacy level of school-aged children. This tool assesses health literacy in five areas among school-aged children: theoretical knowledge (items 1 and 5); practical knowledge (items 4 and 7); critical thinking (items 3 and 9); self-awareness (items 8 and 10), and citizenship (items 2 and 6). The scale items are rated on a four-point Likert-type scale (not at all true = 1, barely true = 2, somewhat true = 3, and absolutely true = 4). A score between 10 and 25 implies low health literacy, between 26 and 35, moderate health literacy, and between 36 and 40, high health literacy.
4 Months
Health Literacy Scale
The health literacy levels of the parents were measured with the "Health Literacy Scale". The scale is the short form of the Health Literacy Survey in Europe (HLS-E.U). The scale is a 25-item Health Literacy Index form. The scale consists of 25 items and 4 sub-dimensions: Accessing information (items 1-5), understanding information (items 6-12), valuing/evaluating (items 13-20), and implementing/using (items 21-25). The scale is a 5-point Likert type (1 = I am unable to do / I have no ability / impossible, 2 = I have a lot of difficulties, 3 = I sometimes have difficulties, 4 = I have difficulties, 5 = I have no difficulty). The total score that can be obtained from the scale is between 25 and 125.
4 Months
Asthma Control Test
An asthma control test involves questions relating to daytime and nighttime asthma symptoms. This test helps determine if a person is controlling their asthma well. The test helps someone identify how their symptoms interfere with their day-to-day life. If individuals do not have sufficient control over their asthma in the long term, it can increase the risk of asthma attacks and lead to other health issues, such as lung infections, which can cause several symptoms. Five questions involve a 4-week recall of symptoms and how they affect a person's daily functioning. Each answer has a value of 1-5, and at the end of the test, the score for each answer is added to the total score, which may range from 5 to 25. The lower the score, the more a person lacks control of their condition. For example, someone does not have their asthma under control if they score 5 or 6. An individual has better control of their asthma if they score 20 or higher.
4 Months
Study Arms (3)
Intervention Group - Children and parents
EXPERIMENTALAsthma education which consisted of asthma disease, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, risk factors, use of medication, use of medication apparatus, vaccination treatment, follow-up of the asthmatic child, precautions to be taken in prevention, what to do during an attack, what to do for adaptation to the disease and things to do in school life was prepared and presented in 40 minutes. The booklets about education would be given at the end of the education.
Intervention Group - Children
EXPERIMENTALAsthma education which consisted of asthma disease, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, risk factors, use of medication, use of medication apparatus, vaccination treatment, follow-up of the asthmatic child, precautions to be taken in prevention, what to do during an attack, what to do for adaptation to the disease and things to do in school life was prepared and presented in 40 minutes. The booklets about education would be given at the end of the education.
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONNo intervention was applied to the control group.
Interventions
Asthma education about asthma disease, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, risk factors, use of medication, use of medication apparatus, vaccination treatment, follow-up of the asthmatic child, precautions to be taken in prevention, what to do during an attack, what to do for adaptation to the disease and things to do in school life.
The booklets, prepared by the researchers, included information about the content of the education.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Having asthma children with a physician diagnosis,
- Studying in one of the public primary schools in the district where the study was conducted,
- Using asthma medication,
- Having parents without any reading difficulties.
You may not qualify if:
- Being in the 1st grade in their school,
- Not using any medication for asthma,
- Having parents with reading difficulties.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Ege Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Department of Nursing Ege University
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Ayla BAYIK TEMEL, Prof.
Department of Nursing, Ege University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Phd
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 3, 2022
First Posted
November 16, 2022
Study Start
October 1, 2018
Primary Completion
July 1, 2019
Study Completion
July 30, 2019
Last Updated
November 16, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share