哮喘联盟

   摘要
   目的：该研究旨在明确对于澳大利亚老年患者发展在线哮喘自我管理项目的可行性和可接受性。   
   方法：AsthmaWise，一个网络自我管理项目，已在2012年初试行了三个月。通过线上或线下策略招募受试者，采用重复测量设计，要求其完成调研，包括干预前后情况。
   结果：从51例受试者中收集匹配数据；结果表明，对于目标人群以AsthmaWise推送哮喘教育是一个可行的和可接受的方法。自我报告数据表明受试者的疾病知识、哮喘控制和生活质量均得到改善。感知健康网站可用性问卷(PHWSUQ)结果显示这些改善介于易用性测试和执行之间。
   结论：随着人口老龄化和老年哮喘患者的不断增多，哮喘自我管理教育的需求也不断增加。这项小型试行研究表明，在线哮喘自我管理教育项目导致目标人群哮喘结局改善，而这些人群不是通常认为懂技术的人。
 

（刘国梁 审校）
J Asthma. 2013 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]

 

AsthmaWise - a field of dreams? The results of an online education program targeting older adults with asthma.
 

Burns P, Jones SC, Iverson D, Peter C.
 

Abstract
OBJECTIVES：The aim of this study was to establish the feasibility and acceptability of an online asthma self-management program developed for older Australians with asthma.
METHODS：AsthmaWise, an internet education self-management program, was piloted for a three month period at the beginning of 2012. Participants were recruited using both online and offline strategies, and were required to complete surveys, both pre and post intervention, in a repeated measures design.
RESULTS：Matched data was collected from 51 participants; the results showed AsthmaWise to be a feasible and acceptable method of delivering asthma education to the target population. Self-reported measures showed an increase in participants' asthma knowledge, asthma control and quality of life. Results from the Perceived Health Web Site Usability Questionnaire (PHWSUQ) showed improvements between usability testing and implementation.
CONCLUSION：The need for asthma self-management education will continue to increase as the population ages and a greater number of older adults are living with asthma. This small pilot study indicates that an online asthma self-management education program can result in improved outcome measures in a target group not normally considered technologically literate.
 

J Asthma. 2013 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]