Pictorial Asthma Action Plan (PAAP)

This project is based at UPM in Malaysia.

Overview

Project title: RESPIRE-ReACT: Pictorial Asthma Action Plan (PAAP)

Programme: Non-Communicable Diseases

Based at: Universiti Putra Malaysia 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.

Following on from work completed during the first phase of RESPIRE, this project will use a Randomised Controlled Trial to test the effectiveness and uptake of our Pictorial Asthma Action Plan (PAAP) in adults with asthma.

 

Aim and Impact

This project will assess the impact and uptake of PAAP within adults undertaking asthma self-management education.

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 projects:

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