Living with asthma.

Acute and Tertiary Care Department, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 336 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. zewegr@pitt.edu

The Nursing clinics of North America. 2003;(4):749-56, ix

Abstract

Living with asthma is a challenging task. Learning to live with asthma using a self-management plan helps patients to achieve control of their asthma. Self-management and control tend to improve quality of life. This article relates one nurse's experience of living with asthma to self-management, partnership with the health care team, quality of life, and control of asthma.

Methodological quality

Publication Type : Case Reports ; Review

Metadata

MeSH terms : Asthma