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Abstract
Background: Caregivers’ knowledge, attitude, and practice toward inhaled asthma medications constitute a major factor in helping to achieve successful asthma control in children. We aimed to assess factors associated with primary caregivers’ knowledge,
attitude, and practice toward inhaled asthma relievers in their children.
Methods: A cross - sectional descriptive study was conductedby interview (with questionnaires that assessed knowledge, attitude toward inhaled asthma relievers) combined with observation (with checklist that assessed practice) on 145 primary caregivers (PCs) of asthma patients treated at the Department of Pulmonology, Immunology and Allergology, Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital from May 2021 to August 2022.
Results: Nearly 80% of the PCs had poor knowledge and 67.6% of the PCs had negative attitude toward inhaled asthma relievers. 12.5% of the PCs performed incorrect nebulizer technique, while this percentage in the PCs using metered dose inhalers with spacers (MDI - spacers) was 75.2%. The PCs obtaining inhaled asthma reliever knowledge from multiple sources had significantly better nebulizer performance than those receiving information only from healthcare workers. The PCs whose children had experienced asthma attacks; and the PCs living in urban areas, having good knowledge and positive attitude toward inhaled asthma relievers demonstrated significantly better performance in using MDI - spacers than the other group.
Conclusions: Most of the PCs had poor knowledge, negative attitude and incorrect practice toward inhaled asthma relievers; and factors related to better performance in using MDI - spacers including the PCs having children experienced asthma attacks, the PCs living in urban areas, having good knowledge and positive attitude toward asthma relievers
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| Published | 28-12-2024 | |
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| Issue | No. 88 (2023) | |
| Section | Original article | |
| DOI | 10.38103/jcmhch.88.5 | |
| Keywords | kiến thức, thái độ, thực hành, thuốc xịt - khí dung cắt cơn hen, người chăm sóc chính, hen trẻ em Knowledge, attitude, practice, nhaled asthma relievers, primary caregivers, pediatric asthma |
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