Home nebuliser use in children with asthma in two Scottish Health Board Areas.
作者信息
Madge P J, Nisbet L, McColl J H, Vallance A, Paton J Y, Beattie J O
机构信息
Department of Child Health, University of Glasgow, Yorkhill NHS Trust.
出版信息
Scott Med J. 1995 Oct;40(5):141-3. doi: 10.1177/003693309504000505.
OBJECTIVE
To audit the use of home nebulisers in children with asthma.
DESIGN
Postal questionnaire.
SETTING
Two Health Board Areas in Central Scotland--one large industrialised city, one mixed urban and rural.
SUBJECTS
297 children with asthma. MEASURES EVALUATED: Initial supply and technical support for the compressor.
EDUCATION
Pattern of drug usage. SYMPTOM CONTROL: Monitoring and treatment of acute attacks.
RESULTS
The full burden of the home nebulised therapy is not being met by the NHS. Supply and servicing arrangements for home nebuliser therapy were poorly organised. Chronic asthma symptoms did not appear to be optimally controlled on present medication, with 61% reporting sleep disturbance in the previous three months. About 20% of parents admitted that they would give nebulised bronchodilator therapy more frequently than the recommended 3 to 4 hourly.
CONCLUSION
Re-organisation of resources and arrangements could improve the service and bring it in line with recognised standards of care.
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