Effects of self management education on quality of life and psychological pressure in parents of asthma children / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the influence of self-management education on the quality of life of parents of asthma children. Methods Forty-eight parents of children with asthma underwent one-year intervention of self-management.The results were assessed on the basis of two kinds of questionnaires,the Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74(GQOLI-74)and a self-designed psychological pressure questionnaire.Results After intervention,the scores of person and family,economic burden,lifelong care,lack of sense of accomplishment and overprotection were diminished,compared to those before intervention(P<0.05).There were also significant differences between pre-and post-intervention in the four dimensions with 20 factors(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion The self-management education can ease parents' psychological pressure and increase their quality of life.