Telecounselling for Asthma Counseling

• Conditions: Asthma

• Registration Number: NCT05021796
• Lead Sponsor: National University Health System, Singapore

Brief Summary

In the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, on-the-job training for asthma counseling becomes more difficult. Telecounseling as a training platform becomes a mainstream of training during the pandemic. This study is designed to fill the knowledge gap for telecounseling as a training platform for asthma counseling among nurses.

Detailed Description

Asthma education is essential in improving outcomes in asthma management. Patients with asthma exacerbation frequently present to the urgent care centre or emergency department for emergency treatment. Nurse-led asthma education was considered as beneficial to asthma management. However, not all nursing staff in the urgent care centre and emergency department are equipped with skills to counsel patients regarding their asthma control and inhaler use. It is important to empower the nursing staff with these skills such that the care of patients with asthma is not compromised.

In the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, on-the-job training for asthma counseling becomes more difficult. Asthma counseling trainers were usually in the clean zones but recipients of asthma counseling training were usually in the dirty zones. Telecounseling as a training platform becomes a mainstream of training during the pandemic. Telehealthcare interventions on patients with asthma was proven to reduce hospitalization over a 12-month period in a previous meta-analysis. However, there was no study investigating the efficacy of telecounseling to replace on-the-job training for asthma counseling. This study is designed to fill the knowledge gap for telecounseling as a training platform for asthma counseling among nurses.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Study First Submitted: 2021-08-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-21
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-26
• Study Start: 2021-09
• Primary Completion: 2022-08
• Study Completion: 2023-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy on asthma teaching scale	Immediately before and immediately after the telecounseling training	Chiang LC, Hsu JY, Liang WM, Yeh KW, Huang JL. Developing a scale to measure self-efficacy on asthma teaching for health care providers. J Asthma. 2009;46(2):113-117.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative data - Focused Interview with the following specific open-ended questions	Immediately after the telecounseling training	1. What did participants learn from attending Telecounselling?; 2. Are participants more confident in carrying out asthma counselling after attending telecounselling? And why?; 3. Will participants recommend this mode of learning/modelling be added on to future education initiatives on counselling?; 4. Any other good points about this experience?; 5. Any bad points about this experience?
Satisfaction of the training	Immediately after the telecounseling training	Satisfaction of the training