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Revista mexicana de pediatría
Print version ISSN 0035-0052
Abstract
CORONEL-CARVAJAL, Carlos. Effect of an educational intervention to parents of asthmatic children on treatment compliance. Rev. mex. pediatr. [online]. 2020, vol.87, n.2, pp.51-57. Epub Sep 13, 2021. ISSN 0035-0052. https://doi.org/10.35366/94168.
Objective:
To assess the impact of an educational intervention on parents of asthmatic children, on the knowledge of the disease and in adherence to treatment.
Material and methods:
A quasi-experimental study was carried out in a university hospital in Cuba from 2017 to 2019; 202 parents of pediatric patients with asthma were included. Through questionnaires, knowledge and therapeutic adherence were evaluated before and after an educational program. The intervention consisted of five one-hour meetings, where information was provided regarding asthma, its medications (route of administration and duration of the treatment), as well as the consequences of non-compliance.
Results:
Overall, the intervention was beneficial: before the intervention 34.1% of the parents showed sufficient knowledge about the disease and, after the intervention, the percentage increased to 85.6%. While, after the intervention, the frequency of poor adherence to treatment decreased, from 73.7% to 11.4%.
Conclusions:
An educational intervention improved the parents’ level of knowledge about asthma, as well as adherence to treatment.
Keywords : Asthma; children; therapeutic adherence; educational intervention.