英文摘要 |
The global incidence and mortality rates for children with asthma have been increasing. Aerosol therapy has been used as the primary relief method. However, the immature mental and physical development of preschool children necessitates that caregivers assist with disease adaptation and treatment. Previous studies have focused primarily on the outcome of aerosol therapy in children with asthma and overlooked caregiver cognitive skills related to aerosol therapy. Therefore, this project was conducted to address this issue. A survey indicates that only 69.8% of the caregivers tending to preschool children with asthma understood aerosol therapy and care, and only 50.7% of the registered nurses (RNs) completed relevant health education prior to administrating aerosol therapy to children. Possible reasons include inconsistencies and informality of the health education provided to RNs, insufficient understanding on the part of caregivers regarding the administration of aerosol therapy, and the lack of adequate health education tools and instruments for observing the effects of aerosol therapy. Therefore, we developed standard operating procedures and a review system for relevant health education, designing a graphic handbook, a multi-media CD, and innovative tools for easy observation of aerosol therapy outcomes. Following these improvements, caregivers’ understanding of aerosol therapy increased to 99.6%, the health education completion rate of RNs increased to 97.3%, and the satisfaction of caregivers regarding the effects of the health education reached 4.92 (on a 5-point scale). Health education aids featuring graphics and employing multi-media motivated caregivers to learn and enhanced their memory. Innovative balls used in aerosol therapy enabled the caregivers to observe the effects of inhaling the medicine by the children, thereby enhancing caregiver understanding of aerosol therapy and care as well as caregiver satisfaction with the quality of care. |