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Bravata DM, Sundaram V, Lewis R, et al. Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol. 5: Asthma Care). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2007 Jan. (Technical Reviews, No. 9.5.)

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Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol. 5: Asthma Care).

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Appendix CList of Excluded Studies

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  26. Bramson R. Self-monitoring or self-management of asthma. J Fam Pract. 1996 Jul;43(1):21–22. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 8691172]
  27. Brandt HD, Muntingh GL. Decreasing asthma morbidity. S Afr Med J. 1994 Dec;84(12):842–844. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 7570234]
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  31. Bundy DG, Berkoff MC, Ito KE, Rosenthal MS, Weinberger M. Interpreting subgroup analyses: is a school-based asthma treatment program's effect modified by secondhand smoke exposure? comment. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 May;158(5):469. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 15123480]
  32. Bunjaroonsilp N, Bunnag A, Jungsomjatepaisal W, Pongsaranunthakul Y, Maksuwan D. Effectiveness of the nurse-run asthma self-monitoring or self-management program for sick children of the university hospitals in Bangkok. Thai J Nurs. 2002;6(3):128. Other.
  33. Burkhart PV, Dunbar-Jacob JM, Rohay JM. Accuracy of children's self-reported adherence to treatment. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2001;33(1):27–32. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 11253577]
  34. Cabana MD, Le TT. Challenges in asthma patient education. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Jun;115(6):1225–1227. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 15940138]
  35. Callahan K, Eggleston P, Rand C, Kanchanaraksa S, Swartz L, Wood R. Knowledge and practice of dust mite control by specialty care. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2003;90(3):302–307. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 12669893]
  36. Campbell TM, Stamm PL, Johnson JR. Improving drug use in a capitated program for the poor. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1997 Nov 1;54(21):2449–2450. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 9359950]
  37. Capen CL, Sherman JM. Fatal asthma in children: a nurse managed model for prevention. J Pediatr Nurs. 1998 Dec;13(6):367–375. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 9879173]
  38. Castro M, Zimmermann NA, Crocker S, Bradley J, Leven C, Schechtman KB. Asthma intervention program prevents readmissions in high healthcare users. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Nov 1;168(9):1095–1099. Excluded topic. [PubMed: 12807696]
  39. Catrambone CD. Effect of a case management intervention on symptoms of asthma in high risk children. Rush university, college of nursing ** 2000 d. 2000(141 p). Thesis/Dissertation.
  40. Chandler MH, Clifton GD, Louis BA, Coons SJ, Foster TS, Phillips BA. Home monitoring of theophylline levels: a novel therapeutic approach. Pharmacotherapy. 1990;10(4):294–300. Excluded topic. [PubMed: 2388876]
  41. Chan-Yeung M, Manfreda J, Dimich-Ward H, Ferguson A, Watson W, Becker A. A randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention program in the primary prevention of asthma in high-risk infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000 Jul;154(7):657–663. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 10891016]
  42. Charlton I, Charlton G, Broomfield J, Mullee MA. Audit of the effect of a nurse run asthma clinic on workload and patient morbidity in a general practice. Br J Gen Pract. 1991 Jun;41(347):227–231. Ineligible study design. [PMC free article: PMC1371584] [PubMed: 1931200]
  43. Charlton I. Self-monitoring or self-management plans for asthma control. Nurs Times. 1991 May 15–21;87(20):52. other. [PubMed: 2034542]
  44. Chiang LC, Huang JL, Yeh KW, Lu CM. Effects of a self-monitoring or self-management asthma educational program in Taiwan based on PRECEDE-PROCEED model for parents with asthmatic children. J Asthma. 2004 Apr;41(2):205–215. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 15115173]
  45. Chouaid C, Bal JP, Fuhrman C, Housset B, Caudron J. Standardized protocol improves asthma management in emergency department. J Asthma. 2004 Feb;41(1):19. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 15046374]
  46. Chowienczyk PJ, Parkin DH, Lawson CP, Cochrane GM. Do asthmatic patients correctly record home spirometry measurements? BMJ. 1994 Dec 17;309(6969):1618. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PMC free article: PMC2541991] [PubMed: 7819938]
  47. Clancy K. Avoid irritants to reduce breathlessness. Prof Nurse. 2005 Feb;20(6):29. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 15726865]
  48. Clark NM, Brown R, Joseph CL, Anderson EW, Liu M, Valerio MA. Effects of a comprehensive school-based asthma program on symptoms, parent management, grades, and absenteeism. Chest. 2004 May;125(5):1674–1679. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 15136375]
  49. Clark NM, Evans D, Mellins RB. Patient use of peak flow monitoring. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1992 Mar;145(3):722–725. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 1546857]
  50. Clark NM. Asthma self-monitoring or self-management education. Research and implications for clinical practice. Chest. 1989 May;95(5):1110–1113. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 2651035]
  51. Cloosterman SG, Schermer TR, Bijl-Hofland ID. et al. Effects of house dust mite avoidance measures on Der p 1 concentrations and clinical condition of mild adult house dust mite-allergic asthmatic patients, using no inhaled steroids. Clin Exp Allergy. 1999 Oct;29(10):1336–1346. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 10520054]
  52. Coleman R, Gill G, Wilkinson D. Noncommunicable disease management in resource-poor settings: a primary care model from rural South Africa. Bull World Health Organ. 1998;76(6):633–640. Ineligible study design. [PMC free article: PMC2312489] [PubMed: 10191559]
  53. Colland VT. Learning to cope with asthma: a behavioural self-monitoring or self-management program for children. Patient Educ Couns. 1993 Dec 31;22(3):141–152. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 8153036]
  54. Comino EJ, Mitchell CA, Bauman A. et al. Asthma management in eastern Australia, 1990 and 1993. Med J Aust. 1996 Apr 1;164(7):403–406. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 8609850]
  55. Coover L, Vega C, Persky V. et al. A collaborative model to enhance the functioning of the school child with asthma. Chest. 1999 Oct;116(4 Suppl 1):193S–195S. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 10532484]
  56. Costante C. Asthma: promoting best practice in the school setting. Nasnewsletter. 2000 Mar;15(2):12. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 11051997]
  57. Couriel J, Littleton V, Milnes L, Barow S. Patient education for children attending an accident and emergency (a & e) department with acute asthma - a randomised controlled study. European Respiratory Society; 1999 Oct 9–13; Madrid, Spain. 1999:P1756. Other.
  58. Crain EF, Walter M, O'Connor GT. et al. Home and allergic characteristics of children with asthma in seven U.S. urban communities and design of an environmental intervention: the Inner-City Asthma Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Sep;110(9):939–945. Ineligible study design. [PMC free article: PMC1240995] [PubMed: 12204830]
  59. Creer TL, Backial M, Burns KL. et al. Living with Asthma. I. Genesis and development of a self-monitoring or self-management program for childhood asthma. J Asthma. 1988;25(6):335–362. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 3235422]
  60. Creer TL, Caplin DA, Holroyd KA. A self-monitoring or self-management program for adult asthma: part IV, Analysis of context and patient behaviors. J Asthma. 2005 Jul–Aug;42(6):455–462. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 16293540]
  61. Crockett A, Leonard A. Local asthma guidelines can help reduce hospital admissions. Asthma J. 2001;6(1):31. Ineligible study design.
  62. Darr MS, Self TH, Ryan MR, Vanderbush RE, Boswell RL. Content and retention evaluation of an audiovisual patient-education program on bronchodilators. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1981 May;38(5):672–675. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 6169276]
  63. de Blay F, Fourgaut G, Hedelin G. et al. Medical Indoor Environment Counselor (MIEC): role in compliance with advice on mite allergen avoidance and on mite allergen exposure. Allergy. 2003 Jan;58(1):27–33. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 12580803]
  64. De Blay F, Fourgaut G, Lieutier-Colas F. et al. Mite allergen reduction: Role of an indoor technician in patients compliance and allergen exposure. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2001;107(2):S218. Abstract.
  65. de Oliveira MA, Bruno VF, Ballini LS, BritoJardim JR, Fernandes AL. Evaluation of an educational program for asthma control in adults. J Asthma. 1997;34(5):395–403. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 9350156]
  66. Demiralay R. Comparison of the effects of three forms of individualized education on asthma knowledge in asthmatic patients. Turk J Med Sci. 2002;32(1):57–64. No eligible outcomes.
  67. Design and implementation of a patient education center for the Childhood Asthma Management Program. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. Dec 1998;81(6):571–581. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 9892029]
  68. Deter H, Allert G. Group therapy for asthma patients: a concept for the psychosomatic treatment of patients in a medical clinic—a controlled study. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. 1983;40(14):95–105. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 6657887]
  69. Diaz Vazquez C, Riano Galan I, Cobo Ruisanchez A, Orejas Rodriguez-Arango G, Sandoval Gutierrez L, Florido Mancheno I. Reduction in the number of hospitalizations for asthma. Quality assurance program for the management of asthma crises in a district hospital. Spanish. An Esp Pediatr. 1998 Nov;49(5):456. Foreign language article language. [PubMed: 9949585]
  70. Dickinson J, Hutton S, Atkin A, Jones K. Reducing asthma morbidity in the community: the effect of a targeted nurse-run asthma clinic in an English general practice. Respir Med. 1997 Nov;91(10):634–640. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 9488898]
  71. Dickinson J, Hutton S, Atkin A. Implementing the British Thoracic Society's guidelines: the effect of a nurse-run asthma clinic on prescribed treatment in an English general practice. Respir Med. 1998 Feb;92(2):264–267. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 9616523]
  72. Dinelli DL, Higgins JC. Case management of asthma for family practice patients: a pilot study. Mil Med. 2002 Mar;167(3):231–234. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 11901573]
  73. Doherty SR, Jones PD. Use of an ‘evidence-based implementation’ strategy to implement evidence-based care of asthma into rural district hospital emergency departments. Rural Remote Health. 2006 Jan–Mar;6:529. Excluded topic. [PubMed: 16569189]
  74. Dolinar RM, Kumar V, Coutu-Wakulczyk G, Rowe BH. Pilot study of a home-based asthma health education program. Patient Educ Couns. 2000 Apr;40(1):93–102. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 10705068]
  75. Dosa N, Ilardi D. An opportunity for school nurses and pediatricians to collaborate. School Nurse News. 2003 Nov;20(5):16–22. Other. [PubMed: 14650894]
  76. D'Souza W, Burgess C, Ayson M, Crane J, Pearce N, Beasley R. Trial of a “credit card” asthma self-monitoring or self-management plan in a high-risk group of patients with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1996 May;97(5):1085–1092. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 8626986]
  77. D'Souza W, Crane J, Burgess C. et al. Community-based asthma care: trial of a “credit card” asthma self-monitoring or self-management plan. Eur Respir J. 1994 Jul;7(7):1260–1265. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 7925904]
  78. D'Souza WJ, Slater T, Fox C. et al. Asthma morbidity 6 yrs after an effective asthma self-monitoring or self-management programme in a Maori community. Eur Respir J. 2000 Mar;15(3):464–469. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 10759438]
  79. D'Souza WJ, Te Karu H, Fox C. et al. Long-term reduction in asthma morbidity following an asthma self-monitoring or self-management programme. Eur Respir J. 1998 Mar;11(3):611–616. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 9596111]
  80. Edgren KK, Parker EA, Israel BA. et al. Community involvement in the conduct of a health education intervention and research project: Community Action Against Asthma. Health Promot Pract. 2005 Jul;6(3):263–269. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 16020621]
  81. Education and follow-up. CMAJ. Sep 13 2005;173(6 Suppl):S51–55. Ineligible study design. [PMC free article: PMC1329955] [PubMed: 16157738]
  82. Einhorn E, DiMaio MF. An interdisciplinary program to control pediatric asthma. Continuum Soc Soc Work Leadersh Health Care. 2000 May–Jun;20(3):8–13. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 11183639]
  83. Emmerton L, Shaw J, Kheir N. Asthma management by New Zealand pharmacists: a pharmaceutical care demonstration project. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2003 Oct;28(5):395. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 14632964]
  84. Emond SD, Woodruff PG, Lee EY, Singh AK, Camargo CA Jr. Effect of an emergency department asthma program on acute asthma care. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Sep;34(3):321–325. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 10459087]
  85. Emtner M, Herala M, Stalenheim G. High-intensity physical training in adults with asthma. A 10-week rehabilitation program. Chest. 1996 Feb;109(2):323–330. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 8620700]
  86. Erickson S, Tolstykh I, Selby JV, Mendoza G, Iribarren C, Eisner MD. The impact of allergy and pulmonary specialist care on emergency asthma utilization in a large managed care organization. Health Serv Res. 2005 Oct;40(5 Pt 1):1443–1465. Ineligible study design. [PMC free article: PMC1361198] [PubMed: 16174142]
  87. Erickson SR, Ascione FJ, Kirking DM, Johnson CE. Use of a paging system to improve medication self-monitoring or self-management in patients with asthma. J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash). 1998 Nov–Dec;38(6):767–769. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 9861796]
  88. Evans D, Clark NM, Feldman CH. School health education programs for asthma. Clin Rev Allergy. 1987 Aug;5(3):207–212. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 3304603]
  89. Feder G, Griffiths C, Highton C, Eldridge S, Spence M, Southgate L. Do clinical guidelines introduced with practice based education improve care of asthmatic and diabetic patients? A randomised controlled trial in general practices in east London. BMJ. 1995 Dec 2;311(7018):1473. No eligible outcomes. [PMC free article: PMC2543702] [PubMed: 8520339]
  90. Feder G, Griffiths C. The dissemination of asthma and diabetes guidelines to inner-city general practice. An evaluation in east London non-training general practices. A personal account of the first year of life of the Lambeth Community Care Centre. 1995. Other.
  91. Fedullo AJ, Swinburne AJ, McGuire-Dunn C. Complaints of breathlessness in the emergency department. The experience at a community hospital. N Y State J Med. 1986 Jan;86(1):4–6. Not an evaluation of a QI intervention. [PubMed: 3456515]
  92. Ferguson RG, Webb A. Childhood asthma: an outpatient approach to treatment. Can Nurse. 1979 Feb;75(2):36–39. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 252931]
  93. Finkelstein J, O'Connor G, Friedmann RH. Development and implementation of the home asthma telemonitoring (HAT) system to facilitate asthma self-care. Medinfo. 2001;10(Pt 1):810. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 11604847]
  94. Fischer L, Scott L, Boonstra D. et al. Pharmaceutical care for patients with chronic conditions. J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash). 2000;40(2):174–180. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 10730021]
  95. Fisher EB Jr, Strunk RC, Sussman LK. et al. Acceptability and feasibility of a community approach to asthma management: the Neighborhood Asthma Coalition (NAC). J Asthma. 1996;33(6):367–383. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 8968292]
  96. Fisher EB, Strunk RC, Sussman LK, Sykes RK, Walker MS. Community organization to reduce the need for acute care for asthma among African American children in low-income neighborhoods: the Neighborhood Asthma Coalition. Pediatrics. 2004 Jul;114(1):116–123. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 15231917]
  97. Ford M, Havstad S, Tilley B, Bolton M. Health outcomes among African American and Caucasian adults following a randomized trial of an asthma education program. Ethn Health. 1997 1997;2(4):329–339. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 9526696]
  98. Ford ME, Edwards G, Rodriguez JL, Gibson RC, Tilley BC. An empowerment-centered, church-based asthma education program for African American adults. Health Soc Work. 1996 Feb;21(1):70–75. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 8626161]
  99. Francis C. Asthma care in a school environment. Nurs Times. 2000 Sep 14–20;96(37):43–45. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 11968264]
  100. Francis C. School clinics for adolescents with asthma. Prof Nurse. 2001 May;16(8):1281–1284. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 12029922]
  101. Freeman LW, Welton D. Effects of imagery, critical thinking, and asthma education on symptoms and mood state in adult asthma patients: a pilot study. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Feb;11(1):57–68. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 15750364]
  102. Freemantle N, The Ebor Trialists. A Randomised trial of the effect of Evidence Based OutReach visits by community pharmacists on prescribing in English primary care (EBOR). 2001. Other.
  103. Frost L, Kieckhefer GM, Rubino C. Incorporating research into a community asthma program. Pediatr Nurs. 1988 May–Jun;14(3):197–200. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 3380568]
  104. Galant DM. Effect of feedback to physicians on asthma patients' health-related quality of life. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering. 1999;60(2-B). Abstract.
  105. Gallefoss F, Bakke P. Does smoking affect the outcome of patient education and self-monitoring or self-management in asthmatics? Patient Educ Couns. 2003 Jan;49(1):91–97. Reported data not usable. [PubMed: 12527158]
  106. Gallefoss F, Bakke P. Effect of patient education on compliance in asthmatics and chronic obstructive lung disease [abstract] Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998;157(3 Suppl):A275. Abstract.
  107. Gallefoss F, Bakke PS, Kjaersgaard P. Health related quality of life assessment after patient education in a randomised study on bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [abstract] Eur Respir J Suppl. 1998;12(Suppl 28):227S. Abstract.
  108. Gallefoss F, Bakke PS. Patient satisfaction with healthcare in asthmatics and patients with COPD before and after patient education. Respir Med. 2000 Nov;94(11):1057–1064. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 11127492]
  109. Gani F, Pozzi E, Crivellaro MA. et al. The role of patient training in the management of seasonal rhinitis and asthma: clinical implications. Allergy. 2001 Jan;56(1):65–68. Excluded topic. [PubMed: 11167354]
  110. Gardida A, Rojas M, Tavera C, Catalan M. [Evaluation of an educational program to control asthma in school age children in the Morelos state, Mexico] Revista del Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias. 2002;15(1):27–30. Foreign language article language.
  111. Gebert N, Hummelink R, Konning J. et al. Efficacy of a self-monitoring or self-management program for childhood asthma—a prospective controlled study. Patient Educ Couns. 1998 Nov;35(3):213–220. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 9887853]
  112. George M, O'Dowd L, Martin I. et al. A comprehensive educational program improves clinical outcome measures in inner-city patients with asthma. Arch Intern Med. 1999 Aug 9–23;159(15):1710–1716. Excluded topic. [PubMed: 10448773]
  113. Georgiou A, Buchner DA, Ershoff DH, Blasko KM, Goodman LV, Feigin J. The impact of a large-scale population-based asthma management program on pediatric asthma patients and their caregivers. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2003 Mar;90(3):308–315. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 12669894]
  114. Ghory JE. The pre-school child in an asthma rehabilitation program. J Asthma Res. 1973 Sep;11(1):37–42. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 4798220]
  115. Gibbs S, Waters WE, George CF. The benefits of prescription information leaflets (1). Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1989 Jun;27(6):723–739. Reported data not usable. [PMC free article: PMC1379799] [PubMed: 2569323]
  116. Gibson P, Shah S, Mamoon H. Peer-led asthma education for adolescents: impact evaluation. J Adolesc Health. 1998;22(1):66–72. No eligible outcomes. [PubMed: 9436069]
  117. Gibson PG, Coughlan J, Abramson M. Self-monitoring or self-management education for adults with asthma improves health outcomes. West J Med. 1999 May;170(5):266. Ineligible study design. [PMC free article: PMC1305580] [PubMed: 10409081]
  118. Gillies J, Barry D, Crane J. et al. A community trial of a written self management plan for children with asthma. Asthma Foundation of NZ Children's Action. N Z Med J. 1996 Feb 9;109(1015):30–33. Ineligible study design. [PubMed: 8606811]
  119. Gipson JS, Millard MW, Kennerly DA, Bokovoy J. Impact of the national asthma guidelines on internal medicine primary care and speciality practice. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. 2000 October;13(4):407–412. Ineligible study design. [PMC free article: PMC1312241] [PubMed: 16389351]
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