2005, Cilt 12, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 077-083
Asthma and Life
Doç.Dr. Hatice FESCİ, Arş.Gör. Ülkü GÖRGÜLÜ
Gazi Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu
Keywords: Asthma, quality of life, patient education, asthma attacks, members of health care team

Asthma is one of the mostly seen chronic illness in the world. Many research revealed that the number of asthmatics especially children has increased in the recent years. Asthma includes asthmatic attacks which badly effect on the life quality of patients ,and remission periods. In order to control or overcome this illness,educating patients is so curicial as theraphy. Education provided for them not only will help increase the standarts of their life but also will reduce expenses of the cure. Identifying the factors that trigger asthmatic athacks and initiate symptoms, taking precautions to preserve people against this illness and regular controls help patients in promoting their life quality by accepting this illness and adopting to treatment. In this respect members of health care team have important responsibilities for this issue.