Two weeks after administering structured asthma education, post test was conducted.
The Asthma Educational Intervention was divided in to four sections;
Section I: Includes the information on the disease process, signs and symptoms
Section II: Includes the information on asthma triggers, warning signs
Section III: Preventive measures for asthma trigger exposure and acute attacks by self-monitoring
Section IV: Includes information on adherence to drugs, dietary practices and breathing exercises.
The Pre-test and Post-test scores were compared to evaluate the effectiveness of the Asthma education.
The tool was validated by the experts in Nursing, Medicine and Statistics.
The reliability of the tool was obtained by the Test-retest method. The subject’s first and repeated scores were
compared by Coefficient of correlation method. A value of r = 0.96 was obtained, indicating the reliability of the tool.