Study and Development of Application Models of "Therapeutic Education to the Patient" (TEP) in Asthmatic Children
Study and Development of Application Models of "Therapeutic Education to the Patient" (TEP) in Asthmatic Children
It is an interventional prospective study. The study will assess the intervention of the "Therapeutic Education to the Patient (TEP)" on the quality of life in asthmatic children.
The patients will be enrolled from the 1st of May 2016 to the 31st of December 2016 in the outpatient clinic of Pediatric Allergology & Pulmonology (PAP) of Respiratory Disease Research Center (RDRC) within the Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Palermo (RDRC-IBIM CNR), Italy.
It is an interventional prospective study. The study will assess the intervention of the "Therapeutic Education to the Patient (TEP)" on the quality of life in asthmatic children.
The patients will be enrolled from the 1st of May 2016 to the 31st of December 2016 in the outpatient clinic of Pediatric Allergology & Pulmonology (PAP) of Respiratory Disease Research Center (RDRC) within the Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Palermo (RDRC-IBIM CNR), Italy.
25 Case Patients will follow the Therapeutic Education to the Patient (TEP) and 25 Control Patients will follow the usual care program.
The following procedures will be performed:
Data collection about asthma control, quality of life and spirometry will be managed through DragONE, a downloadable APP for smartphones.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria: