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| Title |
Preventing and lessening exacerbations of asthma in school-age children associated with a new term (PLEASANT): study protocol for a cluster randomised control trial
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| Published in |
Trials, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-297 |
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| Authors |
Michelle J Horspool, Steven A Julious, Jonathan Boote, Mike J Bradburn, Cindy L Cooper, Sarah Davis, Heather Elphick, Paul Norman, W Henry Smithson, Tjeerd vanStaa |
| Abstract |
Within the UK, during September, there is a pronounced increase in the number of unscheduled medical contacts by school-aged children (4-16 years) with asthma. It is thought that that this might be caused by the return back to school after the summer holidays, suddenly mixing with other children again and picking up viruses which could affect their asthma. There is also a drop in the number of prescriptions administered in August. It is possible therefore that children might not be taking their medication as they should during the summer contributing to them becoming ill when they return to school.It is hoped that a simple intervention from the GP to parents of children with asthma at the start of the summer holiday period, highlighting the importance of maintaining asthma medication can help prevent increased asthma exacerbation, and unscheduled NHS appointments, following return to school in September. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 124 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 122 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 22 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 17% |
| Unknown | 36 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 6% |
| Psychology | 4 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 47 | 38% |