Klang Asthma Registry and KAC Kit

This project is based at UM in Malaysia.

Overview

Project title: RESPIRE-ReACT: Klang Asthma Registry and KAC Kit

Programme: Non-Communicable Diseases

Based at: Universiti Malaya in Malaysia

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Project team: Hilary Pinnock, Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Ee Ming Khoo, Lee Ping Yein, Ai Theng Cheong, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, Hani Syahida Salim, Poh Ying Lim, Fadzilah Mohamad, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Adina Abdullah, Nik Sherina Hanafi, Norita Hussein, Rizawati Ramli, Christine Shamala Selvaraj,  Wong Chee Kuan, Nursyuhada Sukri

Background

Asthma affects 100 million people in Southeast Asia. Investing in asthma care through evidence-based interventions is an important health strategy for reducing associated morbidity and mortality.

This programme of work, known as the Asthma: Revitalising Asthma Care and Treatment (RESPIRE-ReACT) programme builds on work completed in the first phase of RESPIRE, which involved systematic reviews, qualitative studies, intervention development and feasibility testing.

This Klang Asthma Registry will optimise asthma self-management in six primary care clinics in Klang, Malaysia by developing and implementing a mixed-methods evaluation of a proactive model of asthma care.

 

Aim and Impact

The Klang Asthma Registry will optimise asthma self-management in six primary care clinics in the Malaysian city of Klang. A new care pathway will be developed and implemented in the participating clinics, where up to 30 Health Care Professionals will be trained to use the pathway. A qualitative evaluation of the implementation will be conducted, providing valuable insights into asthma care pathways.

The RESPIRE-ReACT programme will inform the delivery of asthma care in primary care settings, and implement innovative school-based interventions. Partnership with stakeholders will ensure evidence is directly relevant to local policymakers.

 

Related Links

This research is part of the Asthma: Revitalising Asthma Care and Treatment Programme, comprised of the following other projects:

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