Successfully Asthma Controlled of 9 Patients Directed Experience in Community, Surat Thani, Thailand
Keywords:
patients’ experience, asthma control, health literacyAbstract
This qualitative study was an inquiry with the informants who had direct experience. The objective of this study was to examine individual asthma control. The research question was, “What is the experience in asthma control of the patients in community, Surat Thani Province?” Nine informants were purposively selected from 40 asthmatic patients in Surat Thani Province who volunteered to participate in this research project. The inclusion criteria were having been diagnosed by physician as asthmatic for at least 1 year, aged 18 years and older, able to communicate normally, and having controlled disease. In-depth interview was conducted using structured interview guide based on the health literacy conceptual framework [8, 9, 14]. After data saturation, audio tapes were transcribed, and transcriptions were arranged and categorized. The 4 themes comprised, including the meaning of asthma, the value of asthma control, the dimensions of asthma control, factors influencing the success in asthma control, and aspects of asthmatic health literacy.
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