SynthesisJournal of global health2020
A systematic review of interventions addressing limited health literacy to improve asthma self-management.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Experience of Using Electronic Inhaler Monitoring Devices for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Pooled it
- Assessment of knowledge on self-management and level of asthma control among patients attending a tertiary care center in Nepal: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- A pilot test of an infographic-based health communication intervention to enhance patient education among Latino persons with HIV.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2024Article
- The Effect of Multimodal Interventions Regarding Early Cervical Cancer Diagnosis on the Women's Knowledge, Attitude and Participation in Cervical Screening Program.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
- Measuring skill-based health literacy in chronic airway disease patients: the development and psychometric evaluation of the Vancouver airways health literacy tool (VAHLT).Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- A self-management app to improve asthma control in adults with limited health literacy: a mixed-method feasibility study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Evaluation of a New Performance-Based Health Literacy Measurement Tool for Individuals With Chronic Airways Disease.Respiratory care · 2023Article
- Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
- Basis of preventive and non-pharmacological interventions in asthma.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Educational Interventions in Immigrants for Asthma and COPD: A Systematic Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Review
- Health literacy in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care: a narrative review and future directions.Respiratory research · 2022Review
- Using the Concept of Health Literacy to Understand How People Living with Motor Neurone Disease and Carers Engage in Healthcare: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Impact of Adherence and Health Literacy on Difficult-to-Control Asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2022Article
- Insights into how Malaysian adults with limited health literacy self-manage and live with asthma: A Photovoice qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Association of Asthma Exacerbation Risk and Physician Time Expenditure With Provision of Asthma Action Plans and Education for Pediatric Patients.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2022Article
- Parent/Guardian Experiences With the Healthcare System and Community Supports for Pediatric Asthma Management.Journal of patient experience · 2022Article
- Barriers to implementing asthma self-management in Malaysian primary care: qualitative study exploring the perspectives of healthcare professionals.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- The Impact of Video-Based Educational Interventions on Cervical Cancer, Pap Smear and HPV Vaccines.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSupported 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.
methodsFollowing 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 independently by two reviewers. The primary outcomes were clinical (asthma control) and implementation (adoption/adherence to intervention). Analysis was narrative.
resultsWe screened 4318 titles and abstracts, reviewed 52 full-texts and included five trials. One trial was conducted in a LMIC. Risk of bias was low in one trial and high in the other four studies. Clinical outcomes were reported in two trials, both at high risk of bias: one of which reported a reduction in unscheduled care (number of visits in 6-month (SD); Intervention:0.9 (1.2) vs Control:1.8 (2.4),
conclusionsThe paucity of studies and diversity of the interventions to support people with limited health literacy to self-manage their asthma meant that the impact on health outcomes remains unclear. Given the proportion of the global population who have limited health literacy skills, this is a research priority. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD 42018118974.
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