Affiliation:
1. Continuing Nursing Education Director, Regional Nursing Administration in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia
2. Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Aqaba Campus, Amman, Jordan
Abstract
Objective:
This Scoping review was conducted to explore the impact of education programs
on asthmatic children's knowledge of asthma, quality of life, school absenteeism, and selfmanagement.
Data sources:
The Scoping review was restricted to randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental
designs. Studies published in the English language between 2000 and 2017 were retrieved
from CINAHL, MEDLINE, OvidSP, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, and Google Scholar databases.
Studies Selection:
Along with specific inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting studies, an
evaluation for the quality of the experimental research based on the level of evidence was applied
to categorize studies into poor to good quality.
Results:
Of the 1256 items initially identified references, 18 studies were included in the review to
cover the impact of asthma education on four major areas: children's knowledge of asthma, quality
of life, school absenteeism, and self-management.
Conclusion:
Despite some inconsistencies between the reviewed studies, asthma education programs
demonstrated a positive effect on children's knowledge of asthma, quality of life, school absenteeism,
and self-management. Further research on the effect of asthma education on children's
activity level, symptoms, and emotional domains is warranted.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine