Asthma Self-Management Program
An Evidence-Based Practice
This practice has been Archived and is no longer maintained.
Description
The Asthma Self-Management Program (ASMP) is an educational and behavioral intervention for people aged 14 years or older who have been diagnosed with asthma. The program has sessions once a week for eight weeks, with topics including the respiratory system, trigger avoidance, monitoring techniques, peak flow meter and inhaler use, asthma medication, and use of an asthma journal to monitor breathing and self-care. The sessions use print materials, a course manual, and discussions to assess and develop participant skills. Participants also perform take-home exercises to apply newly acquired skills. Repeated performance of self-management behavior in program sessions and at home improve mastery and increase participants’ confidence in their ability to control their asthma.
Goal / Mission
The goal of the Asthma Self-Management Program is to improve asthma self-management and outcome.
Results / Accomplishments
In a pre-post study, participants in the program had significantly higher self-efficacy scores after 1 year than at baseline, and statistically significant improvements in functioning at 1 and 2 years following program completion. At the 2-year follow-up, participants reduced nighttime waking due to asthma from 1.3 at baseline to 0.5 nights per week. Participants reduced missed days of work or school from 2.9 to 1.5 days per year, and days with reduced productivity at work or school fell from 18.7 to 3.2 days per year. Participant hospitalizations decreased by 64%, emergency department visits decreased by 86%, and urgent-care visits decreased by more than 50%.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
Primary Contact
No current contact information available
Topics
Health / Respiratory Diseases
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of publication
2001
Date of implementation
1996
Location
North Carolina
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Target Audience
Teens, Adults