A systematic review of interventions addressing limited health literacy to improve asthma self-management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supported asthma self-management improves health outcomes. However, people with limited health literacy, especially in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), may need tailored interventions to enable them to realise the benefits. We aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness of asthma self-management interventions targeted at people with limited health literacy and to identify strategies associated with effective programmes.

Methods

Following Cochrane methodology, we searched ten databases (January 1990 - June 2018; updated October 2019), without language restriction. We included controlled experimental studies whose interventions targeted health literacy to improve asthma self-management. Selection of papers, extraction of data and quality assessment were done in

SUBMITTER: Salim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7298737 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature