Management of Asthma in Children

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Reviewed May 2011

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Title:   Asthma - managing your asthma
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   This topic tells you how to manage asthma. Finding out you've got asthma is not the end of the world! Lots of people have asthma. If you learn all about it and how to manage it you can do almost anything that you set your mind to.
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   Asthma in childhood
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Asthma in childhood is common and it can be serious. About 1 in 9 young children and 1 in 10 adults in South Australia are affected by asthma. You need to work out a plan for treating your child's asthma with your doctor.
Date:   Mar 2012
Title:   Asthma: treatment and prevention
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to treating and managing asthma in children.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Asthma and young children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Asthma affects many children. Parents of a child with asthma need to know about their child's condition, symptoms and medications. All other carers, such as grandparents and childcare workers, should also be aware of the child's asthma and how to manage it.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   A review of programmes providing asthma education at home for affected children and their families
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Asthma is a common childhood illness causing wheezing, coughing and difficulty in breathing. Guidelines on the care of children with asthma recommend that children and families should receive education on how to manage their condition. The current revie...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   What are the effects of educational interventions delivered to children and/or their families, who have experienced an emergency department visit with their asthma within the previous 12 months?
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Asthma care for children in our society is common and costly. There is now evidence that educational intervention for children who have attended the emergency department for asthma lowers the risk of the need for future emergency department visits and h...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Addition of long-acting beta-agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Most consensus statements recommend the use of long-acting ß2-agonists (LABA) as adjunct therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for poorly controlled asthma. The purpose of this review was to identify the benefits and safety profile of adding long-acting ...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Ciclesonide versus other inhaled steroids for chronic asthma in children and adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Inhaled corticosteroids, such as budesonide, beclomethasone or fluticasone, which have been available for many years, have proven to be an important therapy for controlling the inflammation caused by asthma. They are given usually twice daily, and are r...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Asthma in children under 5 - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Asthma is relatively common in children under 5. With correct management asthma symptoms can be well controlled, allowing your child to live a full and active life.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Asthma management for schoolchildren - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Educators in Australia are now becoming more aware of the needs of children with asthma and steps are being taken to create asthma-friendly schools.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Taking corticosteroids for asthma
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Asthma is a common problem in Australia. If people with asthma get symptoms every week they may be given an inhaler to prevent the symptoms.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Starting steroids for asthma
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Inhaled corticosteroids are indicated for everyone with persistent asthma. For most patients low doses are sufficient to improve clinical outcomes. Increasing the dose may not cause a proportionate improvement in the patient's symptoms and lung function.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Parents and carers asthma information pack
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service
Description:   Information pack to help you successfully manage your child 's asthma.
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Asthma Action Plan
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Proforma for individualised information for parents/carers to help them manage their childs asthma on a daily basis and when an acute attack occurs.
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Asthma First Aid Plan [Vietnamese]
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Asthma can start within a few minutes or a few days. When asthma occurs, the child's chest will be contracted. He/she will be coughing, wheezing and quickly suffers breathing difficulty. If this happens, follow the 4 steps in the asthma first aid plan below.
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Educational interventions for asthma in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Learning self-management strategies related to asthma prevention or attack management can help improve children's lung function and feelings of self-control, as well as reduce school absences and days of restricted activity and decrease emergency room u...
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   Asthma and children: a guide to coping
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Advice for parents on managing children with asthma.
Date:   Oct 1999

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