Medical model of asthma management
Most participants identified with a medical model of selfmanagement.
The epitome of management of asthma for
older people appeared to be taking prescribed medications.
Closely tied to this was following orders from the doctor.
Mostly, people took responsibility for management of their
medications. In addition to taking medications, prevention of
asthma attacks was linked to identification and avoidance of
often found themselves in the medical management model.
Jane commented: