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TYPE: Late Breaking Abstract

TOPIC: Allergy and Airway

IMPACT OF FAMILY EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION ON INHALATION TECHNIQUE IN

CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
M. MALLOULI*1 M. DARDOURI2 J. BOUGUILA3 AND A. MTIRAOUI2 1A) LABORATORY OF RESEARCH «
QUALITY OF CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES», FACULTY OF MEDICINE OF
SOUSSE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE; ADDRESS: STREET MOHAMED KAROUI, 4002 SOUSSE, TUNISIA,
FAMLYAND COMMUNITY HEALTH, SOUSSE, TUNISIA 2(A) LABORATORY OF RESEARCH « QUALITY OF
CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES», FACULTY OF MEDICINE OF SOUSSE,
UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE; ADDRESS: STREET MOHAMED KAROUI, 4002 SOUSSE, TUNISIA, FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY HEALTH, SOUSSE, TUNISIA 3FACULTY OF MEDECINE OF SOUSSE, (B) DEPARTMENT OF
PEDIATRIC, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FARHAT HASHED, ADDRESS: STREET IBN EL JAZZAR, 4000 SOUSSE,
TUNISIA., SOUSSE, TUNISIA

PURPOSE: In pediatric asthma, family empowerment education has been beneficial for the quality of life (QOL), pulmonary
function, and family functioning. Few studies addressed the impact of a family empowerment program on inhalation technique in
children with asthma. This study aimed to assess the effect of a family empowerment intervention on inhaler technique in
children with asthma.
METHODS: A single-center study using a randomized controlled design was conducted in the pediatric outpatient clinic of

ADDITIONAL LATE BREAKING

Farhat Hached University Hospital from May 2018 to September 2019. Eighty-two families were randomly assigned in the
intervention group (n¼41) of eight weeks of group training sessions or to a control group (n¼41) of usual care education. Thirty-
seven families in the intervention group and 39 families in the control group received allocated intervention at baseline. Thirty-
four families in each group completed the study at the 12-month follow-up.
RESULTS: At baseline, there was no significant difference between the intervention and the control group (p¼0.08). At follow-up,
there was a significant difference between group (p¼0.01). In the experimental group, the rate of correct inhalation technique
significantly improved within time, reaching 85.3% at follow-up (p¼0.001). In the control group, there was no significant
difference between the baseline and the follow-up (p¼0.6).
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that a family empowerment program significantly improved inhaler technique in
children with asthma aged 7–17 years. This intervention could be clinically useful and time-saving for pediatric nurses.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrated that a family empowerment program significantly improved inhaler
technique in children with asthma aged 7–17 years.
DISCLOSURE: No significant relationships.
KEYWORD: Asthma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2022.04.043
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