Children hospitalized with asthma appear to be good candidates for telehealth-based asthma control, a pilot study found.
TORONTO, CANADA — A novel telehealth-based approach to reducing repeat asthma visits was feasible, well-accepted, and might ultimately improve outcomes, according to data from a pilot study presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
The tool kit included a pictorial flip chart explaining asthma and some basic goals of treatment, a visual instruction handout with illustrations of propertechnique, and a pictorial action plan with traffic light colors to drive home the differences between preventive and rescue medications. The kit also included color-coded stickers to apply to each inhaler in accordance with the action plan.
Among several modifications from the initial protocol is that children will be enrolled at the time they present to the emergency department. The pilot study reinforced Frey's previous experience suggesting children are receptive to the idea of participating in their own care at least by age 5 years. In his institution, children with asthma are switched to metered dose inhalers from nebulizers around age 2 years because most can master MDIs, which are noninferior to nebulizers with proper technique and do not need a plug.
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