Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) program evaluation.

Zwar, NA; Hasan, I; Hayen, A; Flynn, A; Mullan, J; Halcomb, EJ; Bonney, A

Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) program evaluation.

Zwar, NA Hasan, I Hayen, A

Flynn, A Mullan, J Halcomb, EJ Bonney, A

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Citation:: Australian Journal of General Practice, 2022, 51, (4), pp. 257-261
Issue Date:: 2022-04

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dc.contributor.author	Zwar, NA
dc.contributor.author	Hasan, I
dc.contributor.author	Hayen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4046-8030
dc.contributor.author	Flynn, A
dc.contributor.author	Mullan, J
dc.contributor.author	Halcomb, EJ
dc.contributor.author	Bonney, A
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-11T04:30:20Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-11T04:30:20Z
dc.date.issued	2022-04
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of General Practice, 2022, 51, (4), pp. 257-261
dc.identifier.issn	2208-794X
dc.identifier.issn	2208-7958
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/162467
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) program, developed in New Zealand, guides practice nurses to provide structured asthma care. This study assessed GASP in the context of Australian general practice. METHOD: The study used a pre-post design and was conducted in 19 practices in Western Sydney and Illawarra/Shoalhaven. Patients aged 5-70 years with moderate-to-severe asthma were invited to participate. Of the 289 patients who attended an initial GASP consultation, 153 attended for one or more follow-up visits. Outcomes were exacerbations requiring medical intervention in the previous 12 months, asthma control in the previous four weeks and quality of asthma care at the time of GASP consultation. RESULTS: There was a decrease in patients having one or more exacerbations (113 [74%] versus 80 [52%], P <0.001), and an increase in patients with good asthma control (21 [14%] versus 40 [26%], P <0.005). There was no significant change in the quality of asthma care variable. DISCUSSION: Implementation of the GASP program was associated with improvement in asthma outcomes.
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dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Asthma
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Family Practice
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Asthma
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Family Practice
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Asthma
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation
dc.subject.mesh	Family Practice
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.title	Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) program evaluation.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	51
utslib.location.activity	Australia
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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Abstract:

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) program, developed in New Zealand, guides practice nurses to provide structured asthma care. This study assessed GASP in the context of Australian general practice. METHOD: The study used a pre-post design and was conducted in 19 practices in Western Sydney and Illawarra/Shoalhaven. Patients aged 5-70 years with moderate-to-severe asthma were invited to participate. Of the 289 patients who attended an initial GASP consultation, 153 attended for one or more follow-up visits. Outcomes were exacerbations requiring medical intervention in the previous 12 months, asthma control in the previous four weeks and quality of asthma care at the time of GASP consultation. RESULTS: There was a decrease in patients having one or more exacerbations (113 [74%] versus 80 [52%], P <0.001), and an increase in patients with good asthma control (21 [14%] versus 40 [26%], P <0.005). There was no significant change in the quality of asthma care variable. DISCUSSION: Implementation of the GASP program was associated with improvement in asthma outcomes.

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