The effect of home environment modification nursing intervention on symptom control, quality of life, and number of triggers in children with allergic rhinitis: A randomized controlled trial.

Autor: Aldem Budak M; Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Nursing, Konya, Turkey. Electronic address: ikra42reyhan@gmail.com., Geckil E; Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Nursing, Konya, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric nursing [J Pediatr Nurs] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 74, pp. e28-e37. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.10.038
Abstrakt: Purpose: The study was conducted to investigate the effects of a nursing intervention aimed at home environment modification on symptom control, quality of life, and the number of triggers in children with allergic rhinitis.
Design and Methods: This one-to-one, parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial was conducted with a pre-test/post-test design. The study used stratified sampling method. A total of 52 participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 26) and the control group (n = 26). The intervention group received education on home environment modification and the child was provided with anti-allergic bedding set. The control group continued with routine practices. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.
Results: After the nursing intervention for home environment modification, a significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the number of home environment triggers (p < 0.05). According to the mean scores of the Pediatric Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire, no significant difference was found between the groups (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of the mean scores for nasal discharge, nasal congestion, sneezing, nasal itching, and eye itching (p > 0.05) after the nursing intervention for home environment modification.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that the nursing intervention for home environment modification is an effective method in reducing the number of triggers in the home environment. However, no significant impact was observed on symptom control and quality of life.
Practical Implications: Awareness can be increased by educating children with allergic rhinitis and their families about triggers in the home environment.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The author(s) declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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