American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
-
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Jun 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyDo Patients of Subspecialist Physicians Benefit from Written Asthma Action Plans?
Asthma clinical guidelines suggest written asthma action plans are essential for improving self-management and outcomes. ⋯ Our results suggest that using a written asthma action plan form as a vehicle for providing asthma management instructions to patients with persistent asthma who are receiving subspecialty care for the first time confers no added benefit beyond subspecialty-based medical care and education for asthma. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 00149461).