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A Bristol Experience: Benefits and Cost of an "Asthma Nurse"

The care of asthmatic children is commonly sub-optimal. Accordingly the costs and benefits of sending a district health authority community nurse, who had specific training in asthma management, into the homes of 43 families with asthmatic children were assessed. During the six months the asthma nur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carswell, F, Robinson, E J, Hek, G, Shenton, T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinical Press 1989
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5113576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2507092
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Sumario:The care of asthmatic children is commonly sub-optimal. Accordingly the costs and benefits of sending a district health authority community nurse, who had specific training in asthma management, into the homes of 43 families with asthmatic children were assessed. During the six months the asthma nurse visited these homes, the children developed and sustained, higher peak expiratory flow rates than 43 control asthmatics. The direct costs of the asthma nurse was £15/patient/six months.