How Hospitalizations Can Be Effective in Subsequent Care of Children With Asthma? Publisher Pubmed



Sharafian S¹ ; Barjouei Fard G² ; Atabakzadeh M³ ; Movahedi M⁴ ; Parvaneh N⁴ ; Shariat M⁴ ; Gharagozlou M⁴
Source: Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Published:2024

Abstract

Asthma is a prevalent chronic inflammatory disorder in children, and poor therapeutic response in asthmatic children could result from various factors related to the physician, patient, disease, and treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the most important causes of failure in asthma control. One hundred three children referred to the Children’s Medical Center in Tehran, Iran, participated in this study in 2017. A specific questionnaire was organized and completed by telephone interviews with parents. The mean age of participants was 10.30 years, and 68.9% were male. More action plans (45/53) were received from hospitalized patients in the asthma and allergy ward than from hospitalized patients in the emergency department (13/46). Moreover, 85% of admitted patients in the asthma and allergy ward were visited by a specialist compared with 50% in the emergency department (23/46). Hospitalization in the asthma and allergy ward resulted in receiving more action plans, spirometry tests, and visits by an allergist after discharge compared with admission to the emergency department. Copyright © 2024 Sharafian et al.