Impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention on knowledge of self-management among asthmatic patients: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Poor control of asthma in the majority of patients could be partly due to their lack of knowledge concerning disease management, its triggering agents and when to seek advice from the healthcare provider. This study aims to assess the impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention on knowledge of self-management among asthmatic patients.

Design

A pre-post cohort study.

Setting

Outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital affiliated with Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan.

Participants

Approximately 265 adult asthmatic patients selected through a spirometry process, aged ≥18 years, were approached. 240 patients gave consent to participate in the study and were divided into control and treatment groups.

Interventions

The educational inter

SUBMITTER: Saleem SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9204400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature