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Abstract
Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, it
is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by recurrent
reversible airway obstruction leads to airway hyper reactivity, which causes
the airways to narrow. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of an
educational intervention program on improving self-care practices of
asthmatic children. A quasi experimental study was utilized. The study was
conducted at pediatric Emergency Department and pediatric Outpatient Clinic
at Suez Canal University Hospitals. The study subject included purposive
sample of school aged children (40) with their accompanying mothers. Two
tools were used; a questionnaire sheet, and structured observational
checklists to assess children’s knowledge and self-care practices regarding
bronchial asthma. Results: Regarding knowledge and self-care practices of the
studied children about bronchial asthma, the results showed that all children
had unsatisfied knowledge and self-care practices pre-test that improved at
post and follow up intervention phase where most of them had either
satisfied level or partial satisfied level. The study concluded that
implementation of the educational intervention program improved knowledge
of the studied children about bronchial asthma, enhanced self-care practices,
reduced frequency of asthmatic attack and reduced school absence days. The
study recommended continuous educational intervention program based on
actual need assessment for improving self-care practices of asthmatic children.