Pediatric asthma case management: a review of evidence and an experimental study design. J Pediatr Nurs 2004 Aug;19(4):304-10
Date
08/17/2004Pubmed ID
15308981DOI
10.1016/j.pedn.2004.05.003Scopus ID
2-s2.0-4143117049 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 17 CitationsAbstract
Asthma is a complex disease that involves physiological, environmental, and psychosocial factors. This paper reviews childhood asthma case management by social service professionals, lay health workers, and nurses, and it presents a new randomized controlled study using nurse case management in a local community coalition. Evidence suggests the common factor for success involves case managers spending time contacting and patiently and persistently working with the family, thus building a trusting relationship. Although case management time is an expense for a health care payer, provider, and the child and family, the positive outcomes achieved can demonstrate the benefit of these interventions to all parties involved. The described experimental study assesses the cost and effectiveness of home-based nurse case management by a community coalition for children visiting an emergency department for asthma care.
Author List
Schulte A, Musolf J, Meurer JR, Cohn JH, Kelly KJAuthor
John R. Meurer MD, MBA Professor in the Institute for Health and Humanity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AsthmaCase Management
Child
Child Health Services
Child Welfare
Health Care Costs
Humans
Needs Assessment
Nursing Evaluation Research
Patient Care Team
Pediatric Nursing
Program Evaluation
Quality of Life
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
