SynthesisArchives of disease in childhood2022
Effect of asthma education on health outcomes in children: a systematic review.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Home-based educational interventions for children with asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Asthma knowledge and health-promoting behaviours among schoolchildren in Oman: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Exposures in Indoor Air Affecting Health.Allergy · 2026Review
- Advancements in diagnosis, preventive care, and future directions in the holistic management of pediatric asthma.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Impact of an Interdisciplinary Asthma Care Network on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2026Article
- One-session asthma curriculum for all K-8th grade students: impact on knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy.Frontiers in allergy · 2026Article
- Understanding how personalized pediatric asthma information and support addresses rural families' unmet needs.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026Article
- Impacts of Community Pediatric Asthma Education Program on Asthma Outcomes in Alberta, Canada.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Article
- Evaluating Cost Savings Associated with a Patient-Facing Asthma Mobile Health Intervention.Applied clinical informatics · 2025Article
- The impact of asthma education grounded in virtual reality technology upon the quality of life of pediatric patients with bronchial asthma.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Pulmonologist Education of the Teach-to-Goal Inhaler Technique for Those With Asthma and COPD.Respiratory care · 2024Article
- Enhancing pediatric asthma management through multifaceted health education.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Utilization of electronic portal referrals to a community agency for children presenting with an asthma exacerbation to a pediatric emergency department.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2024Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIt remains unknown whether child-oriented asthma education is associated with better health outcomes. This meta-analysis investigated the effects of asthma education on hospitalisation and emergency department and clinic visits.
methodsWe searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed and EMBASE for relevant studies from inception to 4 July 2021, and selected studies that reported hospitalisation or emergency department or clinic visits as outcomes. The participants were only children. Two authors independently selected the studies, assessed the quality of the included studies and retrieved the data. A third senior author was engaged to resolve disagreements. Fifteen longitudinal studies were included for the systematic review and meta-analysis. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 was used as the standard of reporting (PRISMA registration ID is 284509).
findingsCompared with the control group, the asthma education group had 54% lower hospitalisation risk (95% CI 0.32 to 0.66), and 31% lower emergency department visit risk (95% CI 0.59 to 0.81). Sensitivity analysis showed that the asthma education group had a reduced clinic visit risk (risk ratio (RR)=0.80, 95% CI 0.67 to 0.97). Subgroup analysis showed that asthma education involving both children and parents/guardians was associated with fewer hospitalisations (RR=0.38, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.59) and emergency department visits (RR=0.69, 95% CI 0.57 to 0.83). Asthma education in hospitals or non-hospitals can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and emergency department visits. However, only education in the hospitals was associated with the reduction of clinical visits (RR=0.45, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.92).
interpretationEducation is effective for controlling asthma, especially for reducing hospitalisation and emergency department and clinic visits. Education involving both children and parents/guardians is more effective than that involving only children. The setting of asthma education does not impact its effect to a large extent.
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