Impact of standardized asthma treatment and management on disease control and quality of life of patients

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the impact of standardized health management and treatment on asthma control and the quality of life of the patients. Methods One hundred asthma patients were recruited in our hospital and were assigned to the health management (n=50) or the control group (n=50). The control group subjects were treated with conventional therapy, while those of the health management group received standardized asthma management and health education. The control of asthma and the quality of life were evaluated at baseline and six months after the intervention. Student's t test and Chi-square test were used for data analysis. Results At 6 months treatment, the rate of effective control of asthma of the health management group (56%) was higher than that of the control group (22%) (χ2=12.15, P<0.05). In the control group, the activity limitation, asthma symptoms, mentality asthma, the stimulus response, the personal health concerns and the total score of Quality of life were (47.4±5.8), (35.3±6.2), (28.2±4.3), (22.7±3.5), (17.6±3.9), (151.2±14.7), and they were (38.2±4.5), (27.1±4.8), (23.1±5.7), (18.3±4.3), (13.7±4.2), (121.4±12.6) in the control group. they were all significantly higher in the management group than that of control group(t values were 6.17, 4.42, 4.98, 5.76, 5.43 and 6.35, all P<0.05). Conclusion The standardized health management and the health education can effectively control asthma and significantly improve the quality of the patient's life. Key words: Asthma; Quality of life; Standard health management; Asthma control