What are the perceived influences on asthma self-management at the workplace? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Asthma can represent a substantial challenge to the affected individual, but is usually well controlled by adequate asthma self-management behaviour (SMB). Asthma SMB comprises symptom prevention, symptom monitoring, acute symptom management and communication with important others. The implementation of asthma SMB seems to depend on contextual factors. For employed adults, working conditions may be important in this respect. We, therefore, aimed to explore the perceived influences on effective asthma SMB at work.

Design

Our qualitative study built on semi-structured interviews and qualitative content analysis.

Setting

Participants were recruited in two pulmonary rehabilitation clinics in Northern Germany.

Participants

We conducted 27 interviews among

SUBMITTER: Heinrichs K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6119450 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature