Impact of judgment skills on asthma self-management
Findings from the judgment skills tool suggest that only 29% of participants
in the survey will give away the pet as suggested by the doctor
when indicated as a major trigger of asthma (sc. 7). More than half of
the participants (67%) will use the rescue medicine in public places to
alleviate the experienced symptoms (sc. 9). Half of the participants will
discuss with their doctor concerns about using a medicine known for
their side effects (sc. 2). 65% will discuss with their physician possible
side effects found on Internet of a prescribed medicine (sc. 5). Only
60% of patients will use rescue medicine to alleviate symptoms and
continue to take the preventive medicine as indicated by the doctor (sc.
10). Fifty nine percent of participants thought that their asthma was
controlled even after experiencing shortening of breath, coughing,
waking up at night, and not being able to do routine activities for a
while (sc. 8), which from a medical point of view suggest an uncontrolled
asthma.1