Application of nursing based on the authorization theory in asthmatic children aged 7 to 14 years

Objective: To investigate the effect of a nursing model based on the authorization theory of asthma in children aged 7 to 14 years.

Methods: In total, 200 children who were 7 to 14 years with asthma in remission were recruited in this study. These children were admitted to our hospital and were randomly divided into the control group (n=100) and the experimental group (n=100). Patients in the control group received routine nursing, while those in the experimental group received routine nursing and nursing based on the authorization theory. Treatment compliance, the time of disappearance of symptoms (like sputum, cough, wheeze, and wet rales), the length of hospitalization, lung function, including forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV₁), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV₁/FVC, general self-efficacy scale (GSES) score, MOS 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) score, and parents' satisfaction with nursing were compared between the two groups.

Results: FEV₁, FVC, FEV₁/FVC, GSES score, and SF-36 scores in all aspects in the two groups after intervention were increased when compared with before intervention; in addition, FEV₁, FVC, FEV₁/FVC, GSES score, and SF-36 scores in all aspects in the experimental group after intervention were significantly higher than those in the control group (all P<0.05). The time of disappearance of symptoms (like sputum, cough, wheeze, and wet rales) and length of hospitalization in the experimental group were shorter than those in the control group (all P<0.05). Compared with the control group, treatment compliance and satisfaction in nursing in the experimental group were increased (both P<0.05).

Conclusion: Nursing based on the authorization theory can effectively improve treatment compliance, lung function, SF-36 scores, and satisfaction in nursing, and shorten the length of hospitalization.