The present study aimed to investigate the effect of self-care training on the asthma patients' knowledge and quality of life. The inclusion criteria was that asthmatic patients were referred to specialized clinics by physician diagnosis of asthma and Exclusion criteria was not wanting to continue working on the project. The study populations were all of asthmatic patients that referred to specialized clinics Shahid Faghihi and Shahid Motahari. In this study, 80 patients were selected through convenient sampling and randomly divided into the control and the intervention group. The educational intervention included five 60- minute educational sessions emphasizing self-care in asthma through interactive lectures, practical shows, question and answer, face to face training and presenting educational pamphlets. The study data were collected two stages: pre-test (before of intervention) and post test (two months after intervention).
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT201104236261N1
Registration date:2014-02-16, 1392/11/27
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2014-02-16, 1392/11/27
Registrant information
Name
Mohammad Hussein Kaveh
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 71 1725 1001
Email address
kaveh@sums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2011-05-01, 1390/02/11
Expected recruitment end date
2011-07-13, 1390/04/22
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Effects of a self-care training program on asthmatic patients' knowledge and quality of life
Public title
Effects of a self-care training program on asthmatic patient's
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: asthmatic patients were referred to specialized clinics by physician diagnosis of asthma; at least one year pass of their diagnosis; the ages of 19 to 64 years; don’t participate to other same training program during the last 6 month at other centers; don’t participate to training program in other centers at the same time; ability to read and write (at least primary level education), and ability to understand Persian; have no other chronic diseases (such as diabetes, cancer and which requires special care and different programs); have no interest to participate in the study; completed the consent form
Exclusion criteria: the absence 2 sessions or more; not to participate in the test (pretest or post test); not wanting to continue working on the project; diagnose chronic disease (affecting QOL) in patients requiring hospitalization, the special treatment; out of the research environment (migration, death, etc)
Age
From 19 years old to 64 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
80
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Public Health School, Department of Health Education and Promotion ,
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Approval date
2010-09-23, 1389/07/01
Ethics committee reference number
CT-89-5486
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Asthma
ICD-10 code
j45
ICD-10 code description
Asthma
Primary outcomes
1
Description
knowledge of self care
Timepoint
before the intervention and 2 months after the intervention
Method of measurement
test of knowedge
2
Description
quality of life
Timepoint
before the intervention and 2 months after the intervention
Method of measurement
Qol in Asthmatic patients questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Training about the care of asthmatic patients in five 60-minute sessions as interactive lectures, practical views, questions and answers sessions, and face-to-face instruction with educational pamphlets in the intervention group was
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Motahari Clinic
Full name of responsible person
Administrator of Motahari clinic
Street address
City
Shiraz
2
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Faghihi clinic
Full name of responsible person
Administrator of Motahari clinic
Street address
City
Shiraz
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Ali Poost Froosh
Street address
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
City
Shiraz
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr.Mohammad Hossein Kaveh
Position
PHD of Health Education and Promotion
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, school of public health, Department of health education and promotion
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 1725 1001
Fax
+98 71 1726 0225
Email
kave@sums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Mohammad Hossein Kaveh
Position
PHD of Health Education and Promotion
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, School of public Health, department of Health Education and Promotion
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 1725 1001
Fax
+98 71 1726 0225
Email
kaveh@sums.ac.ir
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)