How the intervention might work
Specific components of education interventions may affect behaviour
change by:
• reinforcing basic information about asthma to embed
understanding;
• emphasising adherence to prescribed long-term controller
medication;
• emphasising the importance of avoiding environmental
triggers;
• providing self monitoring techniques to help patients
identify and respond appropriately to worsening asthma;
• providing written action plans to help patients respond
correctly to exacerbations; and
• improving communication between patients and clinicians.