The Effect of Asthma Education Given by Taking Health Literacy Into Account

The Effect of Education Given to Asthmatic School Children and Their Parents by Taking Health Literacy Into Account on Disease Self-management

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the effect of education given to asthmatic children and their parents by taking health literacy into account on disease self-management.

The study was conducted with 88 children and their parents between October 2018 and July 2019. While education and booklets were given to both children and parents in intervention group 1, only the children were given the education and the booklets in intervention group 2. There was no intervention applied for the control group. Post-test was performed 3 weeks after the education and then follow-ups were carried out in the next three months over the phone.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having asthma children with a physician diagnosis,
• Studying in one of the public primary schools in the district where the study was conducted,
• Using asthma medication,
• Having parents without any reading difficulties.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being in the 1st grade in their school,
• Not using any medication for asthma,
• Having parents with reading difficulties.