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- Title
Intervention for ineffective airway clearance in asthmatic children: a controlled and randomized clinical trial.
- Authors
Lima, Luisa Helena de Oliveira; Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira; Falcão, Rita Tomás de Souza; Freitas, Rebeca Miranda Rocha; Oliveira, Talita Ferreira; da Costa, Maria da Conceição Cavalcante
- Abstract
This study aimed to analyse the effectiveness of an intervention for the nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance in asthmatic children. A blinded, randomized and controlled clinical trial was developed in a paediatric hospital located on northeast of Brazil with 42 asthmatic children aged ≤ 36 months. The children were randomly divided into two groups (intervention and control) by means of a simple drawing. The applied intervention included actions related to change of positioning and stimulation of cough. The main findings of this study show that before the intervention, no significant difference was observed in the health status of the children. After the intervention, the indicators of choking (16.83 vs. 26.17, P = 0.007) and adventitious breath sounds (16.4 vs. 26.6, P = 0.005) were higher, on average, in the intervention group. It was observed an improvement in obstructive symptoms in children who received the intervention proposed.
- Publication
International journal of nursing practice, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 1, p88
- ISSN
1440-172X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijn.12033